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according to the text, Ronald Reagan's presidency was characterized by more concern and energy devoted to what? |
the president's media appearances |
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Franklin Roosevelt was the first president to do what? |
manipulate media politics with press conferences and fireside chats |
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Who was the first president to use radio to broadcast messages to American people? |
Franklin Roosevelt |
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What is investigative journalism |
detective-like reporting methods to unearth scandals |
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who are the main antagonists in investigative journalism? |
reporters and political leaders |
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What is an example of using media to try an influence national media? |
Barack Obama campaigning door to door |
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What has the first amendment given America? |
media power and an important role in criticizing gov and gov officials |
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The circulation of --- --- has shown a declining trend |
printed media |
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In 1960, 1 paper was sold for every - adults, in 2008, 1 paper was sold for every - adults |
2, 5 |
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The printed media was replaced by ---- ----- |
broadcast media |
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Why did those who listened to the Nixon-kennedy debate think Nixon had won, while those who watched thought Kennedy had won? |
Nixon had been in the hospital for two weeks prior and had lost weight, causing his clothes to fit wrong and making him look ill while kennedy was tan and strong looking. |
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The use of ---- is subject to gov regukations |
airwaves |
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In 1934, Congress created --- ---- ---- to regulate the use of airwaves |
Federal Communications Commission |
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The FCC's licensing authority stipulates that stations must serve ---- --- and comply with the --- --- rules |
public interest, fair treatment |
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Since 1996, no single owner can own more than --- percent of the ---- ---- |
35%, broadcast market |
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The adult individuals (29 and under) are less likely than older individuals to learn about the presidential campaign from a --- ---- |
daily newspaper |
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CNN and other similar 24-hour news channels have brought television into a new era of... |
bringing the news to people and political leaders as soon as it happens |
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media programming that is focused on one topic and aimed at a particular group of audience is called what? |
narrow casting |
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what two things are often controlled by the same conglomerates/corporations? |
newspaper chains and broadcast media |
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television networks try to capture as many audiences as possible to sell what? |
airtime with higher rates |
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News is often defined as what is more |
entertaining or interesting to their viewers |
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What shapes how journalists define news, where they get it, and how they present it? |
what will have a higher margin and larger audience |
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in a combat situation, why are embedded journalists advantageous? |
they can make their reports immediately |
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research suggests that report is not ---- ---- |
systematically biased |
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what is the overriding bias in the news? |
they lean towards stories that draw larger influences |
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who influences media in shaping policy agenda? |
policy entrepreneurs/lobbyists |
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what development in the twentieth century has reinforced individualism in the American political process? |
the rise of television broadcast |
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in recent presidential elections, both --- of aired television ads were considered to be more --- than ---- |
2/3...negative...constructive |
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In america, who owns most news corporations and why? |
private corporations trying to make news broadcasting more profitable |
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in other countries, who owns most news corporations? |
government |
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during the -- --- ---. reporters freedom of movement, observation, and report was severely restricted by the ---- |
First Gulf War, US government |
