Chapter 12:3-5

Front

The media is sometimes referred to as "The Fourth Branch of Government." What term refers to the media being suspicious of government officials and eager to reveal unflattering stories?

Back

Adversarial Press

Front

Cable News spends twenty minutes talking about a poll showing Ron DeSantis ahead of Donald Trump among likely Republican voters, and ignore other events of the day from the Capitol. Of what is this an example?

Back

Horserace Journalism

Front

What are MSNBC and Fox News doing when they refer to Kyle Rittenhouse as a White Supremacist and state he acted in self-defense, respectively?

Back

Framing

Front

To attract more readers, mainstream news organizations have had to cover more stories, like Harry and Megan's conflict with the royal family and the Jeffery Epstein saga. Of what is this an example?

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Tabloid

Front

In 1980 which Cable Television Network changed the way Americans watch TV and therefore receive their news?

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MTV

Front

Which federal agency grants licensure to Broadcasters?

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FCC

Front

What term refers to the First Amendment protection from journalists being forced to reveal their sources?

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Shield Law

Front

MSNBC covers more stories involving race in more detail and stories of crime in less detail. To what concept does this refer?

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Priming

Front

In the 2020 Presidential Election the New York Times, the Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle and the Minneapolis Star-Tribune all endorsed whom?

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Joe Biden

Front

What term refers to deciding what stories to cover and what stories not to cover?

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Agenda-Setting