The US Mass Media

1. What percentage of American households own at least one television?

• 85%

• 90%

• 95%

• 100%

2. Which commercial TV network has come into being and challenged the

big three network?

• WB

• UPN

• Fox

• cable network

3. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the freedom of the press?

• A. 9th Amendment

• B. 23rd Amendment

• C. 1st Amendment

• D. Not an amendment - It's Article III

4. When was the America'sfirst day newspaper published?

• 1783

• 1795

• 1801

• 1826

5. In what year did the pioneers of networking technology develop the groundwork for the Internet as it exists today?

• 1969

• 1972

• 1983

• 1989

6. What is mass media in general meaning?

• A countless array of institutions and individuals who differ in purpose, scope, method, and cultural context

• all forms of information communicated to large groups of people….

   

16. There is no national radio station in the U.S.

• True

• False

17. The creation of chain of newspapers was made in the 19th century. 18. In 1993, Time became the first magazine to offer an online edition.

• True

• False

19. TV has enormous influence on the country's elections and way of life.

• True

• False

20. As reading habits of Americans have changed over time, the number of daily newspapers has decreased and the number of weekly community newspapers has increased. T or F?

• True

• False