Mass Media Quiz

All the means for communicating information to the public, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, and the internet.

• Spot Advertising

• News Briefing

• Mass Media

T or F: There is constant tension between the media and the government?

• True

• False

T or F: Executive Branch leaders try to use the mass media to their advantage to convey information and gain support?

• True

• False

Label given to the candidate who wins an early primary election, even if by a very small margin...

• Front-Runner

• Horse-Racer

• Front Cover

T or F: In the United States, the First Amendment means that print media are protected from prior restraint?

• True

• False

False written or published statements that damage a person's reputation...

• Prior Restraint

• Libel

• Defamation

What does FCC stand for?

• Federal Communications Commission

• Federal Content Communications

• Federal Court Critics

What does an embedded journalist do? (think military)

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Censorship of information before it is published...

• Libel

• FOIA

• Prior Restraint

T or F: A company can own as many stations as they want as long as they don't control more than 35% of the market?

• True

• False