A12 The Media

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In the early years of the republic, newspapers were financed by

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subsidies from political parties and politicians

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the press and news media are often refered to as

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the fourth branch of the government

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when individuals screen out those messages that dont confirm their biases, they are practicing

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selective perception

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the largest amount of political coverage in newspapers during presidential campaigns is devoted to

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day-to-day campaign activities

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News coverage by AP has to be nonpartisan because

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it serves several papers of various political hues/cues

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The new era of electronic journalism is best characterized by

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a diminishing importance of the three big networks and a rise in popularity of cable entertainment-type programs

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all of the following are true with respect to national newspapers except

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their writers tend to have distinctly conservative views

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in recent years, the relationship between the media and government officials has become

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more adversarial

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a war between the US and spain was formed by

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william randolph hearst

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the term "yellow journalism" was coined to describe media sensationalism in what era?

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the turn of the century

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Nation, atlantic monthyl, and Harpers were

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the first magazines to present public policy issues founded in mid-1800s

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to a remarkable degree, media ownership in America is

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Local

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two local newspapers with national readerships are

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the NY times and the washington post

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The media typically report presidential elections as horse races because of the medias role as

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scorekeeper

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the national media often play the role of watchdog, meaning they can

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expose scandals and investigate personalities

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The federal government sued the NY times to prevent it from publishing the

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pentagon papers

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how frequently do tv broadcasting licenses come up for renewal

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every 5 yrs

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TV coverage of the house changed radically with the emergence of

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Cable TV

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For a newspaper to be found guilt of libel, the accused party must

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provide clear and convincing evidence that what was printed was malicious

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the TV weekly 60 minutes runs a segrment on the role of local politicans in the drug trade. Soon, this issue becomes subject of national debate. In this role, 60 minutes is teh

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