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WorksheetsLearn about the Media
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 23mins
(a) is/are not a form of mass media.
Match the following types of media to the correct example.
Social Media
Broadcast Media
ABC News
Print Media
The New York Times
A news channel frequently covers stories that support the political views of its owners, often ignoring opposing viewpoints. What is this an example of in the media?
it's role creating the public agenda
it's role as a watchdog
bias
good business practice
"The media" only refers to television.
True
False
An issue can’t get on the public agenda if nobody has heard about it.
True
False
In its role as watchdog, the media keeps watch on the government and others in power.
True
False
A method of communicating information, entertainment, and other messages.
Media
Commercial
Biased
Watchdog
Communicating information to large numbers of people
Biased
Agenda-setter
Watchdog
Mass Media
Favoring one view over another
Biased
Unbiased
Gatekeeper
Watchdog
Propaganda is designed to _____ people.
help
influence
hurt
compare
Which of the following statements are true about Libel and Slander?
Slander is oral defamation
Libel is written defamation
They are both the same
Slander is written defamation
Libel is oral defamation
What was the outcome of the New York Times vs. Sullivan (1964)?
The NY Times won because the mistakes they wrote about Sullivan did not reach a level of malice.
Lester Sullivan won because the mistakes by the NY Times ruined his life.
What protects the media's rights to report the news?
Freedom of the Press
Freedom of the News
Freedom of the Media
Freedom of Journalism
Editorials, op-eds, and political cartoons are all media that display opinions
TRUE
FALSE
Things that can be proven
Journalists
Feelings
Facts
Opinions
Someone's beliefs concerning an issue
Jounralists
Commentary
Facts
Opinions
The result of the John Peter Zenger trial was:
He was released from jail because he agreed to stop publishing articles about the governor.
He lost because it is against the law to criticize government leaders.
He won because the negative articles he published about the governor were TRUE.
He won because you can write whatever you want in a newspaper no matter if it's true or false.
The government stopping material to be published or broadcast.
prior restraint
prior review
public forum
underground
During an election period, how can you protect yourself from misinformation on social media?
By accepting information from social media without question
By only reading headlines
By cross-checking with news from reputable sources
By relying on information from anonymous sources
What is a sign that an article might be fake?
It contains quotes from experts
It includes a variety of viewpoints
It has sensational or emotionally charged headlines
It is published by a well-known news outlet
How can this unit on the Media help you combat misinformation?
By teaching you to avoid news altogether
By encouraging you to accept all information you read as fact
By equipping you with skills to critically evaluate information
By promoting a single source of news as the most reliable
Which propaganda technique is used here?
Testimonial
Transfer
Name calling
Bandwagon
What type of Propaganda
Testimonial
Transfer
Name calling
Bandwagon
Name calling
Testimonial
Transfer
Name calling
This type of propaganda makes accusations, but doesn't give any facts to support the claims.
transfer
testimonials
name calling
bandwagon
What type of propaganda is this?
plain folks
glittering generalities
bandwagon
card stacking
This image of the events on March 5, 1770 is considered ____________ because it depicts the scene in a bias fashion against the British.
fake
Why would Paul Revere refer to the attacks in Boston on March 5, 1770 as a massacre?
He was given bad information as to what happened.
It was a typo, he wanted to call it a "mistake."
Over 100 people died from the attack.
Use as propaganda to make the British look bad.
Which of the following is NOT an example of anti-British bias from Paul Revere's image?
Soldiers lined up in a row with guns pointed at the colonist.
Captain Preston standing in the back giving order to fire.
The attack on the colonist happened at night.
Colonist are seen with no weapons.
Which detail is inaccurate within the image Paul Revere created of the Boston Massacre.
Colonist were shot and mortally wounded.
Captain Preston gave the order for the troops to fire.
The event took place in Boston.
There was a large gathering of colonist.
What did the Pentagon Papers reveal?
Plans for ending the conflict
The true cost of the war
Deception by the U.S. government about the war
U.S. covert military strategies
What constitutional amendment was cited in the defense of the New York Times in the Pentagon Papers case?
Fourth Amendment
Second Amendment
First Amendment
Tenth Amendment
What was the main issue at the center of the New York Times v. United States Supreme Court Case case?
Debate on immigration policies
Conflict between national security and Freedom of the Press
Dispute over property rights
Conflict between state and federal laws
