Title: Media and Politics
Course: Joni's Quizzes

Q: Fireside chats were associated with which modern president?
- Harry S Truman
- Richard M. Nixon
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
A: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Q: Which of the following is both a trend and concern with regard to the organization of the American mainstream media?
- Dispersion of media ownership
- Too much criticism of government actions by journalists.
- Concentration of media ownership.
A: Concentration of media ownership.

Q: Which of the following is the best summary of Glenn Greenwald's position on the appropriate relationship between media and politics?
- The danger of terrorism justifies the leeway mainstream media sources tend to give government when it says it needs to conduct widespread domestic spying.
- The Patriot Act provides legal justification for the domesting spying that Edward Snowden exposed, so journalists should back off their criticism of a legitimate government activity.
- Journalists should challenge government claims that secrecy and domestic spying are justified, that mainstream journalism has become far too complacent and connected to official sources to adequately serve democratic ends.
A: Journalists should challenge government claims that secrecy and domestic spying are justified, that mainstream journalism has become far too complacent and connected to official sources to adequately serve democratic ends.

Q: A theory in mass-communication stating that the media have the ability to determine which issues are important to the public.
- Propagandizing
- Laying the foundation
- Agenda setting
A: Agenda setting

Q: Chomsky and Herman argue that there are five classes of 'filters' in society which determine what is 'news' and what isn't. What are these filters?
- Overt censorship, government jailing of the media, murder of union organizers, disappearances, intimidation.
- Journalistic independence, freedom of the press, the profit motive, whistleblowing, journalistic integrity.
- Media ownership by large conglomerates, influence of advertising, overreliance on 'official sources', 'flak', and scaremongering.
A: Media ownership by large conglomerates, influence of advertising, overreliance on 'official sources', 'flak', and scaremongering.

Q: Which of these best describes the "flak" filter proposed by Chomsky and Herman?
- Efforts to damage corporations by spreading lies about their practices and effects on the environment. Progressive groups regularly come together to form "flak machines" in order to damage the reputation of corporations that produce any level of pollution no matter how small.
- A military tool used to destroy or disrupt the efforts of the enemy to spread propaganda.
- Punitive action –- law suits, efforts, to damage reputation, etc. -- against those who have become moderately successful at challenging corporate-driven propaganda. Business organizations regularly come together to form “flak machines” such as the effort to challenge the credibility of climate scientists and cast doubt on the well-established science behind it.
A: Punitive action –- law suits, efforts, to damage reputation, etc. -- against those who have become moderately successful at challenging corporate-driven propaganda. Business organizations regularly come together to form “flak machines” such as the effort to challenge the credibility of climate scientists and cast doubt on the well-established science behind it.

Q: From the year 2000 to 2012, the rise of new media and the Internet as a source for news has had what effect on newspaper revenues?
- Newspapers have gained approximately 40% in revenue.
- There has been no change in newspaper revenue since news organizations can charge for access to their websites, and advertise on their web pages.
- Newspapers have lost approximately 40% of their revenue.
A: Newspapers have lost approximately 40% of their revenue.

Q: The number of reporters in mainstream newsrooms has ________.
- risen by about 30% over the last 10 years.
- stayed about the same over time.
- dropped by about 30% over the last 10 years.
A: dropped by about 30% over the last 10 years.

Q: The audience for network news has ________.
- increased by about half since the 1980s.
- stayed about the same over time.
- decreased by about half since the 1980s.
A: decreased by about half since the 1980s.