JMS 300 EXAM |100 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
What are the generally accepted norms of the criteria for news? - -Interesting/significant
-What is libel? - -Manufacturing or falsifying facts, quotes or events for a story
-In communication studies, this area often examines the institutional aspects of media
systems, with particular attention to the relationship between owners, consumers and
advertisers. - -The social construction of news
-Social Responsibility theory says that... - -reporters must devote some of their coverage to
social ills.
-Who or what formalized Social Responsibility in journalism? - -The Warren Commission
-What is media consolidation? - -Where news organizations collaborate on news projects
-What is online content that is of a sensational or provocative nature, whose main purpose
is to attract attention and draw visitors to a particular web page? - -Yellow Journalism
-What is ambient journalism? - -A streaming, pay-as-you go model of journalism.
-This law dramatically reduced important Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
regulations on cross ownership and allowed giant corporations to buy up thousands of
media outlets across the country, increasing their monopoly on the flow of information. - -
Net Neutrality
-What is the theory that argues that because people generally choose what to watch or
read based on what they already believe, media exerts a negligible influence? - -Second-
level agenda setting
-What is the echo chamber effect in news? - -Where news organizations collaborate on
news projects.
-Which is the effect of consolidated media? - -Less competition among news outlets
-The theory of agenda setting... - -Describes how the news media helps the public interpret
information.
-What is broccoli journalism? - -A metaphor for grassroots journalism.
-According to Kovach and Rosenstiel in "The Elements of Journalism," what is the "first and
most confusing principle" of journalism? - -Separating "junk" news from "serious" news.
, -According to Kovach and Rosenstiel in "The Elements of Journalism," journalism's first
loyalty is to... - -their target audience.
-What is one of the ways news salience happens? - -Source of the text
-In "The Elements of Journalism," Kovach and Rosenstiel argue that the primary purpose of
journalism is to... - -give the public what they want AND need.
-Which is NOT one of the paradigms/eras of journalism, according to Mindich? - -Non-
partisanship
-Social Responsibility theory says that... - -reporters must devote half of their coverage to
social ills.
-What social media is most popular for U.S. adults to get their news? - -Twitter
-According to Kovach and Rosenstiel, the essence of journalism is... - -objectivity and truth.
-Which statement is the most true?
a. All age groups equally use social media to get their news.
b. Twitter is the most popular source for political news for Gen-Xers.
c. Younger people rely on social media for news more than older people.
d. Millennials don't consume the news.
e. Baby Boomers rely most heavily on Facebook for their news. - -a. All age groups equally
use social media to get their news.
-Journalistic "framing" happens when reporters... - -organize or structure message
meaning around a topic.
-What is the most popular medium for getting national and international news across all
ages? - -Mobile devices
-How do people prefer to find their news? - -Social media
-According to Kovach and Rosenstiel, journalists must... - -invoke an "ethnographic
collaboration" with those they cover.
-According to Streitmatter in "Mightier Than the Sword," U.S. journalism in the late
eighteenth- and early nineteenth century... - -portrayed Susan B. Anthony as a suffrage
pioneer.
-Reporters are often called "gatekeepers" because... - -they guard the "integrity" of the
news.
What are the generally accepted norms of the criteria for news? - -Interesting/significant
-What is libel? - -Manufacturing or falsifying facts, quotes or events for a story
-In communication studies, this area often examines the institutional aspects of media
systems, with particular attention to the relationship between owners, consumers and
advertisers. - -The social construction of news
-Social Responsibility theory says that... - -reporters must devote some of their coverage to
social ills.
-Who or what formalized Social Responsibility in journalism? - -The Warren Commission
-What is media consolidation? - -Where news organizations collaborate on news projects
-What is online content that is of a sensational or provocative nature, whose main purpose
is to attract attention and draw visitors to a particular web page? - -Yellow Journalism
-What is ambient journalism? - -A streaming, pay-as-you go model of journalism.
-This law dramatically reduced important Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
regulations on cross ownership and allowed giant corporations to buy up thousands of
media outlets across the country, increasing their monopoly on the flow of information. - -
Net Neutrality
-What is the theory that argues that because people generally choose what to watch or
read based on what they already believe, media exerts a negligible influence? - -Second-
level agenda setting
-What is the echo chamber effect in news? - -Where news organizations collaborate on
news projects.
-Which is the effect of consolidated media? - -Less competition among news outlets
-The theory of agenda setting... - -Describes how the news media helps the public interpret
information.
-What is broccoli journalism? - -A metaphor for grassroots journalism.
-According to Kovach and Rosenstiel in "The Elements of Journalism," what is the "first and
most confusing principle" of journalism? - -Separating "junk" news from "serious" news.
, -According to Kovach and Rosenstiel in "The Elements of Journalism," journalism's first
loyalty is to... - -their target audience.
-What is one of the ways news salience happens? - -Source of the text
-In "The Elements of Journalism," Kovach and Rosenstiel argue that the primary purpose of
journalism is to... - -give the public what they want AND need.
-Which is NOT one of the paradigms/eras of journalism, according to Mindich? - -Non-
partisanship
-Social Responsibility theory says that... - -reporters must devote half of their coverage to
social ills.
-What social media is most popular for U.S. adults to get their news? - -Twitter
-According to Kovach and Rosenstiel, the essence of journalism is... - -objectivity and truth.
-Which statement is the most true?
a. All age groups equally use social media to get their news.
b. Twitter is the most popular source for political news for Gen-Xers.
c. Younger people rely on social media for news more than older people.
d. Millennials don't consume the news.
e. Baby Boomers rely most heavily on Facebook for their news. - -a. All age groups equally
use social media to get their news.
-Journalistic "framing" happens when reporters... - -organize or structure message
meaning around a topic.
-What is the most popular medium for getting national and international news across all
ages? - -Mobile devices
-How do people prefer to find their news? - -Social media
-According to Kovach and Rosenstiel, journalists must... - -invoke an "ethnographic
collaboration" with those they cover.
-According to Streitmatter in "Mightier Than the Sword," U.S. journalism in the late
eighteenth- and early nineteenth century... - -portrayed Susan B. Anthony as a suffrage
pioneer.
-Reporters are often called "gatekeepers" because... - -they guard the "integrity" of the
news.
