Exam 2 - Pretest 6 Flashcards
Which comment best describes the relationship between politicians and the mass media?
It is advantageous to both
The FCC requires radio and television stations to include public service programming because of which of the following?
They operate in the public interest
What role do the media serve on issues?
Spotlights
__________ is the term applied to the media because they determine what the American people will know.
Gatekeepers
__________ was first president to make the televised White House press conference a regular event.
John F. Kennedy
__________ are the people who gather, write, and report the news.
Journalists
What is a term used for selecting what becomes news?
Agenda setting
The press is sometimes referred to as which of the following?
The fifth branch of the government
__________ is the term sometimes applied to the process of shaping news stories.
Framing
The FCC rule that requires radio and television stations to devote some airtime to a balanced discussion of public issues is called the __________.
Fairness doctrine
Which war was the first to feature day-to-day combat coverage?
The Vietnam War
A __________ is an event that is staged NOT as much for the purpose of dramatizing an issue as it is for creating a visible activity.
Photo opportunity
President __________ became a “formidable public communicator” as a result of televised news coverage.
George W. Bush
Just as the Constitution does NOT assume pure and ambition-free politicians, the First Amendment does NOT assume a __________ press.
Bias-free
__________ is NOT part of the mass media.
Word of mouth
