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POSC 225 Exam 2 Ferraiolo Spring UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS Sources of news (key trends/results presented in class on topics such as preferred platforms for news (and variations based on age); use of and concerns about social media - what do users like and dislike most?; views about impact of social media sites on democracy) - CORRECT ANSWER - Younger people use social media; rely on devices (Twitter is most used for politics) - Older people use TV - People believe social media has no impact on democracy - People dislike inaccuracy on social media; it enables misinformation People like the convenience Podcast appearances by Harris (Call Her Daddy) and Trump (Joe Rogan) discussed in class - CORRECT ANSWER - Humanize the candidates - Older voters won't take them seriously - Control the narrative Decline of the newspaper industry and significance/consequences - CORRECT ANSWER - Lots of closures, average of 2 per week - News deserts: 1/5 of the population lives in an area with no local news or one at risk Consequences: - Crisis for democracy and society - Civic engagement decreases - Elected officials are less accountable - Corruption is more pervasive - Voter participation drops - More polarization Why traditional news organizations are still central (Slide 15); concerns about "fake news" - CORRECT ANSWER 1- Most sites reach small and fragmented audiences - Most visited online news sites tied to traditional print/TV outlets - Most news from bloggers/social media is from material collected by reporters in the traditional news sector - factual foundation

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POSC 225 Exam 2 Ferraiolo Spring UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Sources of news (key trends/results presented in class on topics such as preferred platforms
for news

(and variations based on age); use of and concerns about social media - what do users like
and dislike
most?; views about impact of social media sites on democracy) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Younger people use social media; rely on devices (Twitter is most used for
politics)

- Older people use TV
- People believe social media has no impact on democracy

- People dislike inaccuracy on social media; it enables misinformation

People like the convenience



Podcast appearances by Harris (Call Her Daddy) and Trump (Joe Rogan) discussed in class -
CORRECT ANSWER - Humanize the candidates

- Older voters won't take them seriously

- Control the narrative


Decline of the newspaper industry and significance/consequences - CORRECT
ANSWER - Lots of closures, average of 2 per week

- News deserts: 1/5 of the population lives in an area with no local news or one at risk



Consequences:

- Crisis for democracy and society

- Civic engagement decreases

- Elected officials are less accountable
- Corruption is more pervasive
- Voter participation drops

, - More polarization



Why traditional news organizations are still central (Slide 15); concerns about "fake news" -
CORRECT ANSWER 1- Most sites reach small and fragmented audiences

- Most visited online news sites tied to traditional print/TV outlets

- Most news from bloggers/social media is from material collected by reporters in the
traditional news sector

- factual foundation


Concerns:

- Facebook during the 2016 election (mainstream vs fake)

- 2024 election



Functions of the mass media - CORRECT ANSWER -watchdog

-make the public's electoral choices clear

-provide policy information



Watchdog - CORRECT ANSWER If the public is informed, they can hold the
government accountable (Watergate)



Factors affecting the media today - CORRECT ANSWER - Corporate ownership

- Uniformity and diversity
- Profit motives

- Limited geography of political news

- Wire services

- Episodic foreign coverage

- Dependence on official sources

- Leaks

- Beats

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