JLMC Exam 3 questions well answered
100% correct
One of the main reasons newspaper organizations started wanting their reporters to write in a
neutral style was that what - correct answer ✔✔It boosts credibility and sales
Directing opportunities for women in Hollywood have been limited T/F - correct answer
✔✔True
Many journalists take pride in asking tough questions and acting as an adversary to the
prominent political and business leaders they cover T/F - correct answer ✔✔True
Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win an academy award for best director with her
film The Hurt Locker T/F - correct answer ✔✔True
The quest for balance in a story presents problems for journalists because they do not always
have time or space to tell all sides of the story T/F - correct answer ✔✔True
Horror films are successful because they appeal to both teens and their parents T/F - correct
answer ✔✔True
Journalists routinely straddle a line between the publics right to know and a person's right to
privacy T/F - correct answer ✔✔True
Film Noir movies are notable for their bright lighting, lush sets, and upbeat story line T/F -
correct answer ✔✔True
, Documentaries generally avoid controversial or unpopular subject matter T/F - correct answer
✔✔False
The Hollywood Ten were studio writers and directors jailed for leaking military secrets to the
Soviet Union T/F - correct answer ✔✔False
One problem with journalists assuming the underlying value of responsible capitalism is that
what - correct answer ✔✔It can lead to a naive belief that businesses compete to increase the
prosperity of all instead of maximizing their own profits
Historically, "objectivity" became valuable for newspapers and journalists because what -
correct answer ✔✔offending the smallest number of people meant earning the largest profit
Cinema verite is a style of documentary filmmaking that closely resembles a big-budget, high
gloss Hollywood feature T/F - correct answer ✔✔False
Movie attendance began a sharp decline in the 1940s, mostly because of television T/F - correct
answer ✔✔False
As a result of the U.S Supreme Court's Paramount decisions, the major film studios divested
themselves to their theaters T/F - correct answer ✔✔True
With television capturing suburban audiences by the mid-1950s, movie producers made only
family-friendly films to lure audiences back to the theater T/F - correct answer ✔✔False
The success of Star Wars had no effect on the business strategies of major studios going forward
T/F - correct answer ✔✔False
Herbert Gans found that beliefs like ethocentricism and small town pastoralism consistently
affect American journalists judgement T/F - correct answer ✔✔False
100% correct
One of the main reasons newspaper organizations started wanting their reporters to write in a
neutral style was that what - correct answer ✔✔It boosts credibility and sales
Directing opportunities for women in Hollywood have been limited T/F - correct answer
✔✔True
Many journalists take pride in asking tough questions and acting as an adversary to the
prominent political and business leaders they cover T/F - correct answer ✔✔True
Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win an academy award for best director with her
film The Hurt Locker T/F - correct answer ✔✔True
The quest for balance in a story presents problems for journalists because they do not always
have time or space to tell all sides of the story T/F - correct answer ✔✔True
Horror films are successful because they appeal to both teens and their parents T/F - correct
answer ✔✔True
Journalists routinely straddle a line between the publics right to know and a person's right to
privacy T/F - correct answer ✔✔True
Film Noir movies are notable for their bright lighting, lush sets, and upbeat story line T/F -
correct answer ✔✔True
, Documentaries generally avoid controversial or unpopular subject matter T/F - correct answer
✔✔False
The Hollywood Ten were studio writers and directors jailed for leaking military secrets to the
Soviet Union T/F - correct answer ✔✔False
One problem with journalists assuming the underlying value of responsible capitalism is that
what - correct answer ✔✔It can lead to a naive belief that businesses compete to increase the
prosperity of all instead of maximizing their own profits
Historically, "objectivity" became valuable for newspapers and journalists because what -
correct answer ✔✔offending the smallest number of people meant earning the largest profit
Cinema verite is a style of documentary filmmaking that closely resembles a big-budget, high
gloss Hollywood feature T/F - correct answer ✔✔False
Movie attendance began a sharp decline in the 1940s, mostly because of television T/F - correct
answer ✔✔False
As a result of the U.S Supreme Court's Paramount decisions, the major film studios divested
themselves to their theaters T/F - correct answer ✔✔True
With television capturing suburban audiences by the mid-1950s, movie producers made only
family-friendly films to lure audiences back to the theater T/F - correct answer ✔✔False
The success of Star Wars had no effect on the business strategies of major studios going forward
T/F - correct answer ✔✔False
Herbert Gans found that beliefs like ethocentricism and small town pastoralism consistently
affect American journalists judgement T/F - correct answer ✔✔False
