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Suppose Andrea is a writer for the Huffington Post and has published an article that lists
the advantages of implementing a universal basic income. On Twitter, she is receiving
replies to her article both directly to her and between other individuals who agree or
disagree with the points she has...
POS 2041 Chapter 12 Test (Attempts)
Suppose Andrea is a writer for the Huffington Post and has published an article that lists
the advantages of implementing a universal basic income. On Twitter, she is receiving
replies to her article both directly to her and between other individuals who agree or
disagree with the points she has made. This is an example of which function of the
media? - ✔️✔️facilitating public debate
Who was one of the first presidents to make widespread and effective use of new
technologies to communicate with Americans? - ✔️✔️Franklin Delano Roosevelt
According to cultivation theory, what is the relationship between television exposure and
an individual's worldview? - ✔️✔️Frequent consumption of television helps develop an
individual's overall view of the world.
What is one critique of the concentration of media companies under nonmedia
corporations like Disney and Comcast? - ✔️✔️The line between entertainment and
news is unclear.
Suppose a presidential candidate has an upcoming televised debate and is just getting
over a terrible cold. During the debate, the candidate must take frequent sips of water,
coughs in the middle of long rebuttals, and sniffles regularly. What would be a likely
result of this debate? - ✔️✔️The candidate's public opinion ratings will drop slightly.
What is one benefit of media organizations taking a partisan stance on an issue or
policy? - ✔️✔️Partisan stances facilitate public debate about issues and policies.
Suppose a child regularly watches an action-packed program that might be too mature
for his age, since it includes robots fighting one another with weaponry. This child's
teacher has observed him initiating conflicts with other students and becoming more
violent on the playground. This observation is consistent with which media effects
theory? - ✔️✔️social learning theory
Which technological innovation(s) indirectly led to the shift from partisan reporting to
objective reporting? - ✔️✔️-the rotary press
-the telegraph
-the railroad
It is not the responsibility of the media to facilitate debate among those who have
different views. - ✔️✔️false
, What is the primary role of the media as the agenda setter? - ✔️✔️The media shifts the
focus to a specific issue and tells the public what to think about.
What is the relationship between the economics of a media corporation and
sensationalized content? - ✔️✔️Media corporations need to make money and gain
views and do so through sensationalized stories.
Social media companies like Facebook and Twitter are located in Silicon Valley in
California, a state where liberal ideology is dominant. Because of this, many vocal
conservative political commentators have accused these social media companies of
discriminating against conservatives through the enforcement of their terms of service.
These accusations are based on the idea that these social media companies are
______. - ✔️✔️biased
What is the one benefit of the Internet when it comes to seeking out information? -
✔️✔️People can actively pursue the exact kind of news they are looking for.
Which example(s) can be classified as the use of "new media"? - ✔️✔️-tuning into the
Daily Show every night for comedic political commentary
-tweeting support for a politician's stance on a certain policy issue
-watching a livestream of a rally in Washington, D.C. on YouTube
The concern that the beliefs of media corporation owners and journalists will influence
stories is known as ______. - ✔️✔️bias
Television has been the primary source of news for most Americans for several
decades and still is today. - ✔️✔️true
Suppose Richard, a lifelong Democrat, is seeing several ads for a variety of candidates
when he watches his morning and primetime news programs. According to the minimal
effects theory, what impact will these ads have on Richard's voting behavior? -
✔️✔️They will have nearly no effect, since he has always been a Democrat and will
likely not change his mind.
Newspapers from the late 1700s to the mid-1850s had which prominent characteristic? -
✔️✔️They usually supported one political party or another.
Research on political bias in the news media demonstrates that ______. -
✔️✔️evidence of political leanings affecting reporting is unclear
What is the relationship between the media and the government? - ✔️✔️The media
holds the government accountable by checking the power of the government through
investigative reporting.
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