Chapter Six Quiz

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One essential role for the media in a democracy is

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Watchdog

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The Watchdog role in the media is one which the press should

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Dig up facts and warn the public when officials are doing something wrong.

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The First Amendment

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Gives broad protection from govenrment interference to the press.

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Type of journalism that uses little or no legitimate well-researched news but uses catchy headlines to tell stories.

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Yellow Journalism

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The most notable newspaper that inspires to be the newspaper of record is the

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New York Times

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Americans constantly say what is the most important news source?

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Television

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C-SPAN broadcasts

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live coverage of Congress and other political institutions.

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For the most part, the mass media cover politics and government sparsely because

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people tend not to want a lot of political news.

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Media corporations are in business primarily to

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make a profit.

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Reporters get most of their political news from

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government sources.

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According to the authors of Struggle for Democracy, in politics, interesting news often comes from

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anonymous leaks.

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Under the rules of "objective" journalism, explicit interpretations by journalists are

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avoided.

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Most reporters and journalists for national news organizations tend to be more __________ than the average American.

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liberal

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Most owners and top managers of most media corporations are

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very conservative

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Most news about foreign affairs takes a definite __________ point of view.

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nationalist

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Which statement best describes American news coverage of foreign affairs?

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Official enemies of the U.S. are usually given negative treatment.

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According to the authors of Struggle for Democracy, most incumbent politicians

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are being subject to increasingly negative coverage

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Washington Post reporters Woodward and Bernstein used this basic form of reporting when they covered the Watergate scandal.

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investigative

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Only under the most pressing circumstances of danger to national security can the government engage in __________ restraint and prevent publication of material to which it objects.

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Prior

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The old "fairness doctrine" required that

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radio or television stations present contrasting viewpoints on any