Test Bank 7th Edition The Media And Foreign Policy Ch.13

Test Bank

Chapter 13: The Media and Foreign Policy

Multiple Choice

1. According to the authors, who of the following are more likely to argue that the power of the media has been overblown?

a. academics

b. politicians

c. journalists

d. mass public

Learning Objective: 13-1: Understand the conventional wisdom and the more complex reality about the media and foreign policy.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Conventional Wisdom and Complex Reality

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Which of the following is considered to be a junior partner of the national media?

a. NBC

b. Time

c. Miami Herald

d. CBS

Learning Objective: 13-2: Identify the sources and main features of the news and its coverage of foreign policy.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Sources of News

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Which of the following was identified as a news organization that operates wire services?

a. Newsweek

b. Reuters

c. CNN

d. Boston Globe

Learning Objective: 13-2: Identify the sources and main features of the news and its coverage of foreign policy.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Sources of News

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Internet-based sources, such as Politico.com and vox.com are popular among which of the following “publics”?

a. uninformed and uninterested

b. elite and attentive

c. mass and elite

d. attentive and uninformed

Learning Objective: 13-2: Identify the sources and main features of the news and its coverage of foreign policy.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Sources of News

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Which of the following tends to be most receptive to headline news?

a. elite public

b. attentive public

c. mass public

d. they are all equally receptive

Learning Objective: 13-2: Identify the sources and main features of the news and its coverage of foreign policy.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Sources of News

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. According to the Pew Research Center, in 2019, almost half of Americans relied on what type of news?

a. radio

b. social media

c. television

d. print

Learning Objective: 13-2: Identify the sources and main features of the news and its coverage of foreign policy.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sources of News

Difficulty Level: Easy

7. According to the authors, ______ now eclipses ______.

a. social media; print media

b. television media; radio media

c. print media; radio media

d. radio media; social media

Learning Objective: 13-2: Identify the sources and main features of the news and its coverage of foreign policy.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Sources of News

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. Older Americans tend to rely on ______.

a. radio

b. social media

c. print media

d. websites

Learning Objective: 13-2: Identify the sources and main features of the news and its coverage of foreign policy.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sources of News

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. Younger Americans tend to rely more on ______ for their news.

a. radio

b. television

c. print

d. websites

Learning Objective: 13-2: Identify the sources and main features of the news and its coverage of foreign policy.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sources of News

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. ______ usually cover(s) more news stories and devote(s) more space to each story than the ______ media.

a. Newspapers; television

b. Television; print

c. Radio; newspapers

d. Internet; radio

Learning Objective: 13-2: Identify the sources and main features of the news and its coverage of foreign policy.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Contemporary News Coverage

Difficulty Level: Medium

11. Overall, ______ tend(s) to cover more international stories.

a. television

b. newspapers

c. radio

d. websites

Learning Objective: 13-2: Identify the sources and main features of the news and its coverage of foreign policy.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Contemporary News Coverage

Difficulty Level: Easy

12. Which of the following types of stories provides people with a greater sense of immediacy?

a. radio news

b. internet news

c. television news

d. print news

Learning Objective: 13-2: Identify the sources and main features of the news and its coverage of foreign policy.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Contemporary News Coverage

Difficulty Level: Medium

13. ______ news coverage tends to simplify reality the most.

a. Radio

b. Newspaper

c. Television

d. Internet

Learning Objective: 13-2: Identify the sources and main features of the news and its coverage of foreign policy.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Contemporary News Coverage

Difficulty Level: Easy

14. Which of the following is the major medium by which most Americans gain their information and understanding of national and international affairs?

a. radio

b. Internet

c. newspaper

d. television

Learning Objective: 13-2: Identify the sources and main features of the news and its coverage of foreign policy.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Contemporary News Coverage

Difficulty Level: Medium

15. In order to receive mainstream and national media coverage, foreign news in general must ______.

a. be more consequential

b. involve people of all statuses

c. entail more happy stories

d. not exhibit any bias

Learning Objective: 13-2: Identify the sources and main features of the news and its coverage of foreign policy.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Contemporary News Coverage

Difficulty Level: Medium

16. According to the classic 1979 study, Deciding What’ News, which of the following international topics received the most attention by the national media?

a. foreign events that involved domestic affairs

b. American activities abroad

c. changes in public opinion

d. governmental relations among EU countries

Learning Objective: 13-2: Identify the sources and main features of the news and its coverage of foreign policy.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Contemporary News Coverage

Difficulty Level: Medium

17. In 2018, international events coverage by ABC, CBS, and NBC averaged ______ minutes.

a. 100

b. 300

c. 500

d. 700

Learning Objective: 13-2: Identify the sources and main features of the news and its coverage of foreign policy.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Contemporary News Coverage

Difficulty Level: Easy

18. After the Vietnam War, news media coverage tended to be more ______.

a. critical

b. ideological

c. controlling

d. passive

Learning Objective: 13-3: Explain the evolving nature of the media and its coverage of foreign policy since World War II.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: News and Foreign Policy Since World War II

Difficulty Level: Medium

19. Which of the following was identified as a prime example of the watchdog press?

a. the Cuban missile crisis

b. the Bay of Pigs scandal

c. the American failure in the Vietnam War

d. the Watergate crisis

Learning Objective: 13-3: Explain the evolving nature of the media and its coverage of foreign policy since World War II.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Post-Vietnam War Coverage

Difficulty Level: Medium

20. According to the authors, ______ was one of the few times that the popular interpretation became inconsistent with the presidential view.

a. the Cuban missile crisis

b. the Bay of Pigs scandal

c. the American failure in the Vietnam War

d. the Watergate crisis

Learning Objective: 13-3: Explain the evolving nature of the media and its coverage of foreign policy since World War II.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Post-Vietnam War Coverage

Difficulty Level: Medium

21. Who of the following were a part of the golden triangle?

a. Congress, the White House, the Department of Defense

b. the White House, Pentagon, the State Department

c. the Pentagon, Department of Defense, State Department

d. Congress, the State Department, the White House

Learning Objective: 13-3: Explain the evolving nature of the media and its coverage of foreign policy since World War II.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Coverage After the Cold War

Difficulty Level: Medium

22. According to the Pew Research Center, revenues for ______ have been stable or growing.

a. newspapers

b. magazines

c. cable news

d. radio

Learning Objective: 13-3: Explain the evolving nature of the media and its coverage of foreign policy since World War II.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Coverage After the Cold War

Difficulty Level: Easy

23. According to the Pew Research Center, the decline of ______ was particularly steep.

a. cable news

b. radio

c. newspapers

d. local television

Learning Objective: 13-3: Explain the evolving nature of the media and its coverage of foreign policy since World War II.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Coverage After the Cold War

Difficulty Level: Medium

24. The ______ is considered to be the largest American wire service.

a. Reuters

b. Associated Press

c. NPR

d. CNN

Learning Objective: 13-3: Explain the evolving nature of the media and its coverage of foreign policy since World War II.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Coverage After the Cold War

Difficulty Level: Easy

25. Which of the following news sources was identified as being the clearest ideological news source?

a. CNN

b. Fox News

c. Washington Post

d. New York Times

Learning Objective: 13-3: Explain the evolving nature of the media and its coverage of foreign policy since World War II.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Coverage After the Cold War

Difficulty Level: Medium

26. According to the authors, coverage tends to be ______.

a. diverse

b. disjointed

c. international-centered

d. factual

Learning Objective: 13-4: Describe the main features of the role and influence of the media in the foreign policy process.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Conclusions on the Media and Foreign Policy

Difficulty Level: Easy

27. According to the text, who of the following has become more dependent on the media?

a. the president

b. the public

c. the courts

d. the international community

Learning Objective: 13-4: Describe the main features of the role and influence of the media in the foreign policy process.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Conclusions on the Media and Foreign Policy

Difficulty Level: Easy

28. The mass public tends to be ______.

a. attentive

b. uninterested

c. the least receptive

d. overly informed

Learning Objective: 13-4: Describe the main features of the role and influence of the media in the foreign policy process.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Conclusions on the Media and Foreign Policy

Difficulty Level: Easy

29. Which of the following presidents called for an “alert and knowledgeable citizenry”?

a. Nixon

b. Eisenhower

c. Johnson

d. Roosevelt

Learning Objective: 13-4: Describe the main features of the role and influence of the media in the foreign policy process.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Conclusions on the Media and Foreign Policy

Difficulty Level: Medium

30. When journalists chase the same headline stories, it is referred to as ______ journalism.

a. pack

b. objective

c. partisan

d. source

Learning Objective: 13-4: Describe the main features of the role and influence of the media in the foreign policy process.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Factors Shaping News Coverage

Difficulty Level: Easy

31. ______ is/are considered to be the most “infotainment-oriented.”

a. Radio

b. Television

c. Internet

d. Newspapers

Learning Objective: 13-4: Describe the main features of the role and influence of the media in the foreign policy process.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Characteristics of the News Business

Difficulty Level: Easy

32. Which of the following corporations owns the Los Angeles Times?

a. Gannett

b. Knight-Ridder

c. Tribune Media

d. McClatchy

Learning Objective: 13-4: Describe the main features of the role and influence of the media in the foreign policy process.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Characteristics of the News Business

Difficulty Level: Easy

33. Which of the following is considered one of the five media conglomerates?

a. CNN

b. NBC

c. Viacom

d. National Amusements

Learning Objective: 13-4: Describe the main features of the role and influence of the media in the foreign policy process.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Characteristics of the News Business

Difficulty Level: Easy

34. Which of the following was/were identified as being the most competitive medium?

a. radio

b. newspapers

c. social media

d. television

Learning Objective: 13-4: Describe the main features of the role and influence of the media in the foreign policy process.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Characteristics of the News Business

Difficulty Level: Easy

35. According to Daniel Hallin (1986), journalists gave up the right to speak with a political voice of their own with the rise of so-called ______ journalism.

a. partisan

b. objective

c. pack

d. source

Learning Objective: 13-4: Describe the main features of the role and influence of the media in the foreign policy process.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Media, Politics, and the Policy Process

Difficulty Level: Medium

36. Which of the following administrations has been regarded as aggressive for excluding and bullying journalists critical of its actions?

a. Trump

b. Obama

c. Clinton

d. W. Bush

Learning Objective: 13-4: Describe the main features of the role and influence of the media in the foreign policy process.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Media, Politics, and the Policy Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

37. ______ refers to consciously distorting information and lying.

a. Censorship

b. Propaganda

c. Disinformation

d. Fake news

Learning Objective: 13-4: Describe the main features of the role and influence of the media in the foreign policy process.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Media, Politics, and the Policy Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

38. Which of the following illustrates presidential censorship and propaganda?

a. Iraq War

b. World War II

c. Korean War

d. Vietnam War

Learning Objective: 13-4: Describe the main features of the role and influence of the media in the foreign policy process.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Media, Politics, and the Policy Process

Difficulty Level: Medium

39. Which of the following was identified as being “widespread throughout the Washington community”?

a. propaganda

b. censorship

c. fake news

d. leaks

Learning Objective: 13-4: Describe the main features of the role and influence of the media in the foreign policy process.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Media, Politics, and the Policy Process

Difficulty Level: Medium

40. A key concern of national media organizations is to present news in a way that ______ audiences and advertisers.

a. alienates

b. isolates

c. attracts

d. segregates

Learning Objective: 13-4: Describe the main features of the role and influence of the media in the foreign policy process.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Factors Shaping News Coverage

Difficulty Level: Easy

True/False

1. The media is not consistently liberal, conservative, or objective.

Learning Objective: 13-1: Understand the conventional wisdom and the more complex reality about the media and foreign policy.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Conventional Wisdom and Complex Reality

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. The national media are sometimes referred to as the elite press.

Learning Objective: 13-2: Identify the sources and main features of the news and its coverage of foreign policy.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sources of News

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. There was no outright government censorship of the news media during the Cold War.

Learning Objective: 13-3: Explain the evolving nature of the media and its coverage of foreign policy since World War II.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Cold War Coverage

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. Most Americans are dependent on social media for information and understanding of national and international affairs.

Learning Objective: 13-4: Describe the main features of the role and influence of the media in the foreign policy process.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Conclusions on the Media and Foreign Policy

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Journalists tends to be specialists, not generalists.

Learning Objective: 13-4: Describe the main features of the role and influence of the media in the foreign policy process.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Factors Shaping News Coverage

Difficulty Level: Easy

Short Answer

1. Explain the three competing views pertaining to the media that are prevalent throughout American society.

Learning Objective: 13-1: Understand the conventional wisdom and the more complex reality about the media and foreign policy.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Conventional Wisdom and Complex Reality

Difficulty Level: Hard

2. Explain the CNN Effect.

Learning Objective: 13-4: Describe the main features of the role and influence of the media in the foreign policy process.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Media, Politics, and the Policy Process

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Explain information bubbles.

Learning Objective: 13-3: Explain the evolving nature of the media and its coverage of foreign policy since World War II.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Coverage After the Cold War

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. What are some of the suggested general conclusions made by the authors?

Learning Objective: 13-4: Describe the main features of the role and influence of the media in the foreign policy process.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Conclusions on the Media and Foreign Policy

Difficulty Level: Hard

5. Explain the concentration of ownership in the mainstream media.

Learning Objective: 13-4: Describe the main features of the role and influence of the media in the foreign policy process.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Characteristics of the News Business

Difficulty Level: Easy