Chapter.15 The Media And Politics Complete Test Bank 1e - Politics 1e | Exam Pack by Ferdinand by Peter Ferdinand. DOCX document preview.
Chapter 15 Test Bank
Type: multiple response question
Title: Chapter 15 - Question 01
01) Which of the following are ways in which the media have ‘context-shaping power’? Please select all that apply.
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a. By presenting information that citizens may not otherwise know about.
b. By advocating what their audiences should think about a particular issue.
c. By ‘framing’ news items in a certain way, in the context of a (particular) wider world-view.
d. None of the above.
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 15 - Question 02
02) The media has no power to influence or shape the perspective of government decision-makers.
a. True
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b. False
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Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 15 - Question 03
03) Fictional TV dramas also have the power to influence how citizens and politicians regard real-life politics and political processes.
a. True
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b. False
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Type: fill-in-blank
Title: Chapter 15 - Question 04
04) An editor of The Economist famously told his journalists to first _____ then _____.
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a. simplify, exaggerate.
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 15 - Question 05
05) Why does Noam Chomsky criticize Western media organizations?
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a. He believes that they legitimize the capitalist system in the way they report the news.
b. He believes they do not spend enough time reporting on domestic news.
c. He believes they fund mafia organizations.
d. He believes they are in a conspiracy to assassinate the Chinese president.
Type: multiple response question
Title: Chapter 15 - Question 06
06) Identify some of the ways in which journalists act as ‘committed participants in the political process’ as described by Hart and Lavally (2017).
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a. By acting as ‘vessels of accommodation’, trying to balance popular interpretations of current events with official ones.
b. By prioritizing localist rather than cosmopolitan agendas.
c. By helping to reproduce existing power dynamics within their societies.
d. By going undercover as politicians and political actors.
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 15 - Question 07
07) According to the Worlds of Journalism project, journalists in the developing world tend to be more negative in their coverage of domestic affairs than journalists in more developed countries.
a. True
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b. False
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Type: fill-in-blank
Title: Chapter 15 - Question 08
08) According to Hallin and Mancini (2004) the model of newspaper ownership found in the US and UK is known as_____________________.
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a. The liberal model.
Type: multiple response question
Title: Chapter 15 - Question 09
09) What are some of the problems that arise from the fact that the main international news agencies and their reporters are overwhelmingly based in the developed world? Please select all that apply.
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a. Reporters have to travel long distances to cover stories in the developing world so the news we see is not up-to-date.
b. Newspapers in the developed world rely on reports from news agencies so the range of stories on offer in the developed world is limited.
c. News organizations in the developing world have to rely on these agencies for coverage of international affairs so coverage in both the developed and developing world is heavily skewed towards events in the developed world.
Type: multiple response question
Title: Chapter 15 - Question 10
10) Which of the following countries were in the 2017 top 10 states with the greatest press freedom according to Reporters Without Borders? Please select all that apply.
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a. Austria.
b. Denmark.
c. Costa Rica.
d. Germany.
e. UK.
f. Jamaica.
Type: multiple response question
Title: Chapter 15 - Question 11
11) What are some of Schudson’s seven key functions that the media perform for democracy? Please select all that apply.
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a. Creating discord between various social groups.
b. Sensationalism.
c. Social empathy.
d. Public forum.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 15 - Question 12
12) In what way did the media act as gate-keepers for democratic activity (until recently)? How has the relationship between politicians and the media changed?
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a. Until recently the media acted as gate-keepers for democratic activity, in that politicians needed to enlist their cooperation in spreading their messages and in gaining access to the communication channels (and the audiences they need to target) which are controlled by the media. Yet journalists also need politicians for access to information, interviews, comment, etc. in order to carry out their jobs. Over time, since the 1960s, the relationship has become more fraught, with both sides now having lost credibility in each other’s eyes and in the eyes of the public.
Type: multiple-choice
Title: Chapter 15 - Question 13
13) Which event caused the media to lose credibility in the eyes of the British public?
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a. The revelation that journalists had been hacking into people’s phones, especially following the Milly Dowler case.
b. The MPs’ expenses scandal.
c. Brexit.
d.The revelation that journalists could access ordinary people’s tax information.
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 15 - Question 14
14) What happened in the Philippines in 2000 which highlighted the power of new technologies in politics?
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a. The democratically elected president was overthrown thanks to the use of SMS text message to organize last-minute protests.
b. A virus wiped out the government’s computers.
c. People voted electronically in the Presidential elections.
d. Politicians started using Twitter and as a result the electoral turnout increased.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 15 - Question 15
15) Explain some of the benefits and challenges that new media has on political affairs.
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a. Benefits: The Internet and phones allow new forms of citizenship where more people can participate and exercise immediate influence over policy choices in real time. They can also empower groups to organize protests more quickly, effectively, and with short notice. There is the potential to hold online referendums and votes. Individuals can report the news in real-time, publishing blogs and providing their own version of events.
Challenges: The Internet also allows extremist and violent groups to attract members and to arrange terrorist attacks. In addition, technology can be hacked, and viruses can cause huge problems. Social media means that people are now hearing biased versions of events, often from only within their social/cultural circle (from those who think the same way they do), and it can be difficult to separate the facts from the ‘fake news’.