Chapter 07

What is the entity that presents the vast array of sources of information that are available to the public?

The Mass Media

Who uncovered the Watergate Scandal?

Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein

Which amendment governs freedom of press?

The first amendment

Which Supreme Court case limited the government’s ability to suppress a news story?

Near v. Minnesota (1931)

Which Supreme Court case determined that proof of malice was a prerequisite for a libel conviction?

New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)

Which federal agency oversees the regulation of electronic media?

Federal Communications Commission

Which was a result of the Pentagon Papers Supreme Court decision?

The government had not met and would have needed to meet an extraordinary burden of proof for prior restraint.

Which newspaper, headed by Benjamin Franklin and often considered the foundation for modern American news coverage, included sensationalist stories?

Philadelphia Gazette

What was the series of articles written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to support the ratification of the Constitution called?

The federalist papers.

Which president started his own newspaper to get his message out regarding issues of the day?

James K. Polk

Which assessment of the 1960 debate between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy is considered correct?

Most television watchers thought Kennedy won, and most radio listeners thought Nixon won.

The press concealed the health of which president, thereby preserving his public image?

Franklin D. Roosevelt. 

Which of the mass media eras occurred most recently?

The televison Era.

A college student gets most news online from sources such as the Huffington Post and Daily Kos. In contrast, the student’s grandparent reads a print version of the Wall Street Journal from cover to cover. Which term best describes the grandparent’s consumption of news?

Hard News

What has happened to newspaper readership since the 1990s?

It has declined for both younger and older age groups. 

Which age group is more likely to be a consumer of television network news?

People older than the age of 65.

Commentary posts by Matt Drudge or those found published in sites like the Daily Kos, are all examples of which type of media that provide forums for general conversation and allow average citizens to express their opinion to a wider audience?

Blogs

Which of the following best describes Facebook?

Social Networking Site

Which model for interpreting public opinion asserts that the news media does not have a lot of influence on the public’s thinking about politics?

Minimal Effects

Which of the following is an example of selective exposure?

An individual only listens to news on the radio from a single source.

In the mid-1990s, virtually every form of media—TV news, magazines, newspapers, and radio—covered O.J. Simpson's murder trial, a criminal court case involving the former football player and the suspicious deaths of his ex-wife and her friend. The O.J. trial captivated the nation for years. What is the effect called when news covers an item so frequently that the audience begins to see the issue as immensely important?

Agenda Setting

After September 11th raised to the th power President George W. Bush declared war in the Middle East in Iraq and Afghanistan. Which term best describes the ways the media emphasized the issue of fighting terrorism and presented war in a favorable light?

Framing

According to journalist David Broder, what is the main factor that contributes to bias in the media?

The speed at which the journalist must act.

Which president is most closely associated with fireside chats?

Franklin Roosevelt

Which of the following statements best describes a current trend regarding social media and how news is circulated?

There has been an increase in fake news.