CMN 10V Exam 2 Study Guide
questions well answered graded A+
2025/2026
[Thompson/Facebook]
What happened earlier this decade re: Facebook and Google, concerning the sending of traffic
to websites? - ANS ✔✔Facebook and Google’s went up, especially Facebook 3.5x more than
google
What are "evergreen" stories? - ANS ✔✔articles about lifestyle, diets, millennials, happiness,
etc.
What does the article conclude about news vs. entertainment in the BuzzFeed top 20 most viral
stories? - ANS ✔✔only a few are news and rest are entertainment, people don't look at news
that much but want to see stuff that remind themselves about their own lives
The last page of the article makes the point that what's happening now is not new. Specifically,
what is the author's claim? - ANS ✔✔ppl gather info but forget about the sources, questions the
credibility and accuracy of info
What does the author site as a "key difference between the old forms of news and
entertainment and Facebook? - ANS ✔✔our news feed is entirely our creation
[Curry/Washington Post]
, What are the 3 main claims of the article (the 3 suggestions for using social media)?
Re: Claim #1:
—How did people ages 18-29 differ from those 30-49 in their thoughts about political campaign
news?
—How are older Americans different? - ANS ✔✔more and more ppl rely on social media for
news and info, 18-29 said that social media was the most helpful source of info about the
presidential campaign
30-49 said cable tv, news websites, and then social media was third
older americans prefer television and traditional media outlets
Re: Claim #2:
—What does the article suggest about the relationship of news via social media and voter
turnout?
—What does the article suggest about social pressure via social media and voting? - ANS
✔✔despite its growing popularity, social media's influence on political participation remains
unclear
still depend on tradition factors
Re: Claim #3:
—What is the point here about voters' knowledge of sources of political information? - ANS
✔✔gathering political info via social media brings an increased risk of digesting info from
questionable sources
could be false info
questions well answered graded A+
2025/2026
[Thompson/Facebook]
What happened earlier this decade re: Facebook and Google, concerning the sending of traffic
to websites? - ANS ✔✔Facebook and Google’s went up, especially Facebook 3.5x more than
What are "evergreen" stories? - ANS ✔✔articles about lifestyle, diets, millennials, happiness,
etc.
What does the article conclude about news vs. entertainment in the BuzzFeed top 20 most viral
stories? - ANS ✔✔only a few are news and rest are entertainment, people don't look at news
that much but want to see stuff that remind themselves about their own lives
The last page of the article makes the point that what's happening now is not new. Specifically,
what is the author's claim? - ANS ✔✔ppl gather info but forget about the sources, questions the
credibility and accuracy of info
What does the author site as a "key difference between the old forms of news and
entertainment and Facebook? - ANS ✔✔our news feed is entirely our creation
[Curry/Washington Post]
, What are the 3 main claims of the article (the 3 suggestions for using social media)?
Re: Claim #1:
—How did people ages 18-29 differ from those 30-49 in their thoughts about political campaign
news?
—How are older Americans different? - ANS ✔✔more and more ppl rely on social media for
news and info, 18-29 said that social media was the most helpful source of info about the
presidential campaign
30-49 said cable tv, news websites, and then social media was third
older americans prefer television and traditional media outlets
Re: Claim #2:
—What does the article suggest about the relationship of news via social media and voter
turnout?
—What does the article suggest about social pressure via social media and voting? - ANS
✔✔despite its growing popularity, social media's influence on political participation remains
unclear
still depend on tradition factors
Re: Claim #3:
—What is the point here about voters' knowledge of sources of political information? - ANS
✔✔gathering political info via social media brings an increased risk of digesting info from
questionable sources
could be false info
