WorksheetsChapter 6 Practice Review
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 11mins
Public broadcasting outlets that receive government funding through license fees, subsidies, or tax dollars (p. 180)
are prohibited by the Constitution from operating in the United States.
account for less than 5 percent of media market share in the United States.
account for nearly one-third of media market share in the United States.
account for approximately half of media market share in the United States.
account for more than two-thirds of media market share in the United States.
More than three-fourths of daily print of newspapers are owned by (p. 181)
large media conglomerates.
the national government.
small local companies.
private individuals.
the employees who run them.
Digital citizenship requires (p. 188)
a subscription to one or more online newspapers.
high-speed internet access and the technical and literacy skills to evaluate and use information online.
high-speed internet access only.
a social media account, such as Facebook or Twitter.
maintaining a political blog.
The fact that almost 90 percent of college graduates have home broadband access but only 63 percent of high school graduates do is an example of (p. 188)
the “college chasm.”
the “online opening.”
the “download disparity.”
the “digital divide.”
the “BA bump.”
Which of the following is not a reason that many Americans appear to prefer online news? (p. 190)
the depth of the information available online
the diversity of online viewpoints
the convenience of getting news online
the accuracy and objectivity compared to traditional media outlets
the up-to-the-minute currency of the information available online
Media’s powers to bring public attention to a particular issue or problem is known as (p. 191)
agenda-setting.
framing.
priming.
adversarial journalism.
selection bias.
Most leaks originate with (p. 193)
low-level government whistleblowers.
senior government officials, prominent politicians, and political activists.
members of the public who witness misbehavior.
ambassadors from foreign countries.
members of the media.
Adversarial journalism refers to (p. 194)
the recent shift in American society away from general-purpose sources of information and toward narrowly focused niche sources.
an era in American history when political parties provided all of the financing for newspapers.
an aggressive form of journalism that attempts to expose and antagonize the status quo.
a form of reporting in which the media adopt an accepting and friendly posture toward the government and public officials.
the process of preparing the public to take a particular view of an event or political actor.
In general, FCC regulations apply only to (p. 195)
cable television.
internet websites.
over-the-air broadcast media.
satellite radio.
newspapers and magazines.
In Red Lion Broadcasting Company v. Federal Communications Commission, the Supreme Court ruled that a radio station (p. 197)
could not legally charge Democratic and Republican gubernatorial candidates different prices for commercials aired at the same time of day.
could legally charge Democratic and Republican gubernatorial candidates different prices for commercials aired at the same time of day.
was required to provide a liberal author with an opportunity to respond to a personal attack broadcast by one of the station’s conservative commentators.
was not required to provide a liberal author with an opportunity to respond to a personal attack broadcast by one of the station’s conservative commentators.
was not required to secure a license from the FCC if it accepted no money in grants or tax credits from the federal government.
The now-defunct requirement that broadcasters provide time for opposing views when they air programs on controversial issues was called (p. 197)
the equal time rule.
the fairness doctrine.
the right of rebuttal.
the response rule.
the free speech doctrine.
