POSC 225 midterm
Took sides on partisan issues, politicians and parties would support their
interest, circulated mainly among elites - correct answer ✔Partisan press
Founded by Ben Daily, more politically independent - correct answer
✔Penny press
When do we see a shift where newspapers rely on advertisers instead of
subscriptions? - correct answer ✔During the penny press
Boosted circulation of newspapers, combines sensationalism and political
crusades with big headers and illustrations - correct answer ✔Yellow
Journalism
Dominant source for people to get their news - correct answer ✔TV
Who is TV for news more common among? - correct answer ✔Older people
Top social media site for news - correct answer ✔Facebook
Functions of mass media - correct answer ✔-Watchdog-
Make the Public's -Electoral Choices Clear-
-Provide Policy information-
Press should dig up facts and warn the public when government officials are
doing something wrong - correct answer ✔Watch dog
, Upside of corporate ownership - correct answer ✔Gains in efficiency and
availability
Downside of corporate ownership - correct answer ✔Less diversity of news
and opionion
Media profit motives - correct answer ✔Need to appeal to audiences, attract
ad revenues, focus on infotaiment
Themes in political news - correct answer ✔Conflict, negativity and scandal,
foreign coverage
Who has the most favorable view of the media? - correct answer ✔Older
democrats
Desire to gain an audience, journalists are bias on their emphasis on
infotainment - correct answer ✔Non ideological bias
Power to focus the publics attention - correct answer ✔Agenda setting
Media talks about immigration --> say people are asked if they approve or
disapprove of the president over all? --> views on how the president views
immigration affects their answer. This is an example of... - correct answer
✔Priming
How audiences assign blame - correct answer ✔Framing
Story about unemployment --> whether people ascribe unemployment to
individual laziness or the nature of the economy depends partly on how the
Took sides on partisan issues, politicians and parties would support their
interest, circulated mainly among elites - correct answer ✔Partisan press
Founded by Ben Daily, more politically independent - correct answer
✔Penny press
When do we see a shift where newspapers rely on advertisers instead of
subscriptions? - correct answer ✔During the penny press
Boosted circulation of newspapers, combines sensationalism and political
crusades with big headers and illustrations - correct answer ✔Yellow
Journalism
Dominant source for people to get their news - correct answer ✔TV
Who is TV for news more common among? - correct answer ✔Older people
Top social media site for news - correct answer ✔Facebook
Functions of mass media - correct answer ✔-Watchdog-
Make the Public's -Electoral Choices Clear-
-Provide Policy information-
Press should dig up facts and warn the public when government officials are
doing something wrong - correct answer ✔Watch dog
, Upside of corporate ownership - correct answer ✔Gains in efficiency and
availability
Downside of corporate ownership - correct answer ✔Less diversity of news
and opionion
Media profit motives - correct answer ✔Need to appeal to audiences, attract
ad revenues, focus on infotaiment
Themes in political news - correct answer ✔Conflict, negativity and scandal,
foreign coverage
Who has the most favorable view of the media? - correct answer ✔Older
democrats
Desire to gain an audience, journalists are bias on their emphasis on
infotainment - correct answer ✔Non ideological bias
Power to focus the publics attention - correct answer ✔Agenda setting
Media talks about immigration --> say people are asked if they approve or
disapprove of the president over all? --> views on how the president views
immigration affects their answer. This is an example of... - correct answer
✔Priming
How audiences assign blame - correct answer ✔Framing
Story about unemployment --> whether people ascribe unemployment to
individual laziness or the nature of the economy depends partly on how the
