POSC 225 Ferraiolo Exam 2 Updated
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
After reports that British intelligence operatives had suggested that the Bush administration
had "cooked the books" to justify the invasion of Iraq, __________.
A. virtually all U.S. media outlets devoted intense coverage to the story
B. only prestigious print outlets such as the Washington Post covered the story, but they
covered it extensively for several months
C. U.S. media outlets devoted little attention to the story
D. television outlets devoted heavy coverage to the story, but print outlets did not -
CORRECT ANSWER U.S. media outlets devoted little attention to the story
The incident in which Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot a friend while hunting
__________.
A. was only covered on a handful of partisan blogs out to smear the Vice President
B. received more extensive coverage than the Downing Street memo
C. was only covered by the media several months after it happened
D. received a great deal of media attention because the Vice President had killed someone -
CORRECT ANSWER received more extensive coverage than the Downing Street
memo
How news organizations operate? - CORRECT ANSWER democracy depends partly
on how well the news media fulfills the essential roles or functions
wire service - CORRECT ANSWER agencies that provide news outlet with news
stories and accompanying photos
- They gather and disseminate (spread & disperse) news to other news organizations
,Watchdog function - CORRECT ANSWER Keeping an eye out on government
officials for wrong-doing/corruption
What factors affect the media today? - CORRECT ANSWER corporate ownership
uniformity and diversity
Profit motives
Corporate Ownership - CORRECT ANSWER To what extent can they report
objectively on their corporate owners
Ex:
Disney - ABC, local TV & Radio large urban cities
20th Century FOX (subsidiary of Disney) owns FOX news, New York Post, and Wall Street
Journal WSJ
Media Consolidation - CORRECT ANSWER the process of companies coming to
control an increasingly large share of the media either through buying up companies or
merging
FCC (Federal Communications Commission) - CORRECT ANSWER federal agency
set to regulate national & international communications to ensure some competition
Uniformity and Diversity - CORRECT ANSWER growing diversity of news outlets
but news sources are contracted; uniformity in sources, diversity in outlets
Profit Motives of the News Media - CORRECT ANSWER Needs to appeal to the
audience, attract ad revenue . This can cause an affect on coverage
Other factors affecting media - CORRECT ANSWER limited geography
dependence on official sources
beats
newsworthiness
, governing templates
beat - CORRECT ANSWER the assigned location where a reporter regularly gathers
news stories
Where are beats usually? - CORRECT ANSWER Around government institutions;
WH, Congress, Pentagon, embassies abroad, or foreign ministry
governing template - CORRECT ANSWER agreement to have a certain slant to be
taken seriously.
Which is an example of governing template? - CORRECT ANSWER China: editors
wanted to hear only about economic prosperity, emerging democratic freedoms, and happy
peasants liberated from the economic and personal straight jacket of the Maoist collective
farm system. After the pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square were brutally
repressed by the People's Liberation Army, however, reporters say it became almost
impossible to write anything positive about China because the prevailing template about
China had changed.
Partisan Press features - CORRECT ANSWER -publishers took sides
-parties created sponsors to control the paper to push interests
-newspapers needed subsidies
-circulated among political elites
Penny Press Features - CORRECT ANSWER -more independent
-more advertising as a way of revenue
Yellow Journalism - CORRECT ANSWER Journalism that exploits, distorts, or
exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers
objective journalism - CORRECT ANSWER news reported with no evaluative
language and with opinions quoted or attributed to a specific source
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
After reports that British intelligence operatives had suggested that the Bush administration
had "cooked the books" to justify the invasion of Iraq, __________.
A. virtually all U.S. media outlets devoted intense coverage to the story
B. only prestigious print outlets such as the Washington Post covered the story, but they
covered it extensively for several months
C. U.S. media outlets devoted little attention to the story
D. television outlets devoted heavy coverage to the story, but print outlets did not -
CORRECT ANSWER U.S. media outlets devoted little attention to the story
The incident in which Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot a friend while hunting
__________.
A. was only covered on a handful of partisan blogs out to smear the Vice President
B. received more extensive coverage than the Downing Street memo
C. was only covered by the media several months after it happened
D. received a great deal of media attention because the Vice President had killed someone -
CORRECT ANSWER received more extensive coverage than the Downing Street
memo
How news organizations operate? - CORRECT ANSWER democracy depends partly
on how well the news media fulfills the essential roles or functions
wire service - CORRECT ANSWER agencies that provide news outlet with news
stories and accompanying photos
- They gather and disseminate (spread & disperse) news to other news organizations
,Watchdog function - CORRECT ANSWER Keeping an eye out on government
officials for wrong-doing/corruption
What factors affect the media today? - CORRECT ANSWER corporate ownership
uniformity and diversity
Profit motives
Corporate Ownership - CORRECT ANSWER To what extent can they report
objectively on their corporate owners
Ex:
Disney - ABC, local TV & Radio large urban cities
20th Century FOX (subsidiary of Disney) owns FOX news, New York Post, and Wall Street
Journal WSJ
Media Consolidation - CORRECT ANSWER the process of companies coming to
control an increasingly large share of the media either through buying up companies or
merging
FCC (Federal Communications Commission) - CORRECT ANSWER federal agency
set to regulate national & international communications to ensure some competition
Uniformity and Diversity - CORRECT ANSWER growing diversity of news outlets
but news sources are contracted; uniformity in sources, diversity in outlets
Profit Motives of the News Media - CORRECT ANSWER Needs to appeal to the
audience, attract ad revenue . This can cause an affect on coverage
Other factors affecting media - CORRECT ANSWER limited geography
dependence on official sources
beats
newsworthiness
, governing templates
beat - CORRECT ANSWER the assigned location where a reporter regularly gathers
news stories
Where are beats usually? - CORRECT ANSWER Around government institutions;
WH, Congress, Pentagon, embassies abroad, or foreign ministry
governing template - CORRECT ANSWER agreement to have a certain slant to be
taken seriously.
Which is an example of governing template? - CORRECT ANSWER China: editors
wanted to hear only about economic prosperity, emerging democratic freedoms, and happy
peasants liberated from the economic and personal straight jacket of the Maoist collective
farm system. After the pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square were brutally
repressed by the People's Liberation Army, however, reporters say it became almost
impossible to write anything positive about China because the prevailing template about
China had changed.
Partisan Press features - CORRECT ANSWER -publishers took sides
-parties created sponsors to control the paper to push interests
-newspapers needed subsidies
-circulated among political elites
Penny Press Features - CORRECT ANSWER -more independent
-more advertising as a way of revenue
Yellow Journalism - CORRECT ANSWER Journalism that exploits, distorts, or
exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers
objective journalism - CORRECT ANSWER news reported with no evaluative
language and with opinions quoted or attributed to a specific source
