POLS 1101 Chapter 13

______ is the means of conveying information to audiences cheaply and efficiently.

• mass media

• media convergence

• agenda setting

• narrowcasting

Websites, applications, and software that cull information from other digital sources are known as ______.

• optics

• clickbait

• gatekeepers

• news aggregators

Narrowcasting refers to the merging of traditional media with digital communication technologies.

• True

• False

What is clickbait

• Internet news sources that provide fishing news

• sensational headlines designed to get people to click on the story link

• an advertisement on the Internet to a possible great deal on a product

What is a pundit?

• a professional political observer and commentator

• a political news reporter

• someone who is educated about politics

• someone who puts a spin on remarks by a candidate

Ivan Malo was running for governor of Hawaii. During a speech he was giving, the podium broke, causing him to lose his balance and fall. This event created a(n) ______, where the media reported the breaking podium as the lead in every story of the day.

• feeding frenzy

• sound bite

• faux pas

• embarrassing optic

One of the largest problems in reporting today is that all news sources want to be the first to break the story. This type of reporting is known as ______.

• framing

• agenda setting

• Wikipedia journalism

• horse race journalism

What term describes the secret release of confidential information?

• political accountability

• a leak

• optics

• clickbait

What term describes the idea that politicians in a democratic society must answer to the public for their actions?

• news management

• agenda setting

• political accountability

• political socialization

New media (including social media, cable news, and the Internet) makes corporate media giants ______.

• less powerful

• innovative

• more powerful

• obsolete