WorksheetsChapter 6 Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following statements is not true about newspapers
a)
They typically offer readers a better context for analysis but providing more detailed and complete information than broadcast media
b)
They are still read on a daily basis by almost all Americans
c)
The are influential among the nation's economic, social, and political elites
d)
Daily newspapers circulation in the United States has declined over the last 20 years
2.
The vast majority of daily print newspapers are owned by
a)
large media conglomerates
b)
the national government
c)
small local companies
d)
private individuals
3.
Digital citizenship requires
a)
a subscription to one or more online newspapers
b)
high-speed internet access and the technical and literacy skills to evaluate and use information online
c)
high speed internet access only
d)
social media account, such as Facebook or Twitter
4.
News reporting devoted to a targeted portion of readers based on content or ideological presentation is called
a)
nonprofit journalism
b)
for-profit journalism
c)
niche journalism
d)
citizen journalism
5.
Which of the following is not a reason that many Americans appear to prefer online news
a)
the depth of the information online
b)
the diversity of online viewpoints
c)
the convenience of getting news online
d)
the accuracy and objectivity compared to traditional media outlets
6.
The media's powers to determine what becomes a part of political discussion and to shape how political events are interpreted are known as
a)
issue definition and protest power
b)
agenda-setting and framing
c)
the illusion of saliency and the bandwagon effect
d)
the equal time rule and the right of rebuttal
7.
The tendency of the media to focus news coverage on only one aspect of an event or issue is called
a)
selection bias
b)
framing
c)
priming
d)
adversarial journalism
8.
Most leaks originate with
a)
low-level government whistleblowers
b)
senior government officials, prominent politicians, and political activists
c)
members of the public who witness misbehavior
d)
members of the media
9.
Adversarial journalism refers to
a)
the recent shift in American society away from general-purpose sources of information and toward narrowly focused niche sources
b)
an era in American history when political parties provided all of the financing for newspapers
c)
an agressive form of journalism that attempts to expose and antagonize the status quo
d)
the process of preparing the public to take a particular view of an event political actor
10.
In general, FCC regulations apply only to
a)
cable television
b)
Internet websites
c)
over-the-air broadcast media
d)
satellite radio
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