1. Chapter Six
The Media

2. Private ownership of the media in the United States makes the American news industry
a. dependent on government subsidies.
b. dependent on advertising revenues.
c. less free to cover stories that are of interest to the audience.
d. less concerned about ratings than are media in other countries.
e. a product of popular trends.
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3. Private ownership of the media in the United States makes the American news industry
a. dependent on government subsidies.
b. dependent on advertising revenues. (correct)
c. less free to cover stories that are of interest to the audience.
d. less concerned about ratings than are media in other countries.
e. a product of popular trends.
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4. Court rulings regarding “freedom of the press” have tended to
a. restrict the right.
b. favor large owners.
c. rule against small owners.
d. decrease government restrictions.
e. cause more constitutional challenges.
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5. Court rulings regarding “freedom of the press” have tended to
a. restrict the right.
b. favor large owners.
c. rule against small owners.
d. decrease government restrictions. (correct)
e. cause more constitutional challenges.
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6. Congress receives much less media coverage than the president does because
a. Congress prefers to conduct its business in secret.
b. most reporters do not understand the importance of Congress.
c. reporters and editors resist Congress’s liberal bias.
d. Congress has many members and is thus difficult to personify.
e. the President has more media relations staff than does Congress.
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7. Congress receives much less media coverage than the president does because
a. Congress prefers to conduct its business in secret.
b. most reporters do not understand the importance of Congress.
c. reporters and editors resist Congress’s liberal bias.
d. Congress has many members and is thus difficult to personify. (correct)
e. the President has more media relations staff than does Congress.
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8. When the media regularly focus public attention on violent crime, political corruption, or economic woes, they are engaged in
a. biased reporting.
b. political socialization.
c. agenda setting.
d. changing public opinion.
e. apathy management.
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9. When the media regularly focus public attention on violent crime, political corruption, or economic woes, they are engaged in
a. biased reporting.
b. political socialization.
c. agenda setting. (correct)
d. changing public opinion.
e. apathy management.
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10. In the United States today, the mass media
a. are manipulated by an elite for its own purposes.
b. channel information from the government to the people.
c. provide a two-way channel of communication between the people and the government.
d. channel information from the people to the government.
e. play favorites.
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11. In the United States today, the mass media
a. are manipulated by an elite for its own purposes.
b. channel information from the government to the people.
c. provide a two-way channel of communication between the people and the government. (correct)
d. channel information from the people to the government.
e. play favorites.
Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.