POLS 2311 UTA MICHAEL MORRIS EXAM 2 (PARTIAL)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
A ____ is the disclosure of confidential information to the news media.
Ans✓✓✓Leak
Across racial and ethnic groups, a pattern emerges illustrating that
MOST Americans get MOST of their news from which of the
following? Ans✓✓✓T.V. Broadcast
As of 2014, 7 in 10 Americans were digital citizens, individuals who
Ans✓✓✓possess high-speed Internet at home.
By representing a wider range of political views than traditional news
sources are able to, ______ have created a more democratic press.
Ans✓✓✓Online Media
In 1997 the Supreme Court ruled that the _____ was an unconstitutional
infringement of the right to freedom of speech as guaranteed by the First
Amendment. Ans✓✓✓Communications Decency Act
Misinformation about political issues is highest among which of the
following? Ans✓✓✓Blog Readers
The media's intensive focus on terrorism and security in the wake of the
September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the resulting focus on
, President Bush's performance through that lens is an example of
Ans✓✓✓Priming
The power of the media to decide how the American people interpret
political events and results is called Ans✓✓✓Framing
The release of confidential government documents by ____ revealed
information about the Iraq War that Reuters had been unable to obtain
through FOIA requests. Ans✓✓✓WikiLeaks
The tendency to focus news coverage on only one aspect of an event or
issue, avoiding coverage of other aspects, is known as
Ans✓✓✓Selection Bias
What is one of the reasons that many news sources today tend to be
more partisan than they used to be? Ans✓✓✓There are so many news
sources that not many can aim for a broad-based national audience.
What media in the United States are essentially free from government
interference? Ans✓✓✓Print Media
Which of the following has risen over the last decade as traditional print
media has declined? Ans✓✓✓niche journalism
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
A ____ is the disclosure of confidential information to the news media.
Ans✓✓✓Leak
Across racial and ethnic groups, a pattern emerges illustrating that
MOST Americans get MOST of their news from which of the
following? Ans✓✓✓T.V. Broadcast
As of 2014, 7 in 10 Americans were digital citizens, individuals who
Ans✓✓✓possess high-speed Internet at home.
By representing a wider range of political views than traditional news
sources are able to, ______ have created a more democratic press.
Ans✓✓✓Online Media
In 1997 the Supreme Court ruled that the _____ was an unconstitutional
infringement of the right to freedom of speech as guaranteed by the First
Amendment. Ans✓✓✓Communications Decency Act
Misinformation about political issues is highest among which of the
following? Ans✓✓✓Blog Readers
The media's intensive focus on terrorism and security in the wake of the
September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the resulting focus on
, President Bush's performance through that lens is an example of
Ans✓✓✓Priming
The power of the media to decide how the American people interpret
political events and results is called Ans✓✓✓Framing
The release of confidential government documents by ____ revealed
information about the Iraq War that Reuters had been unable to obtain
through FOIA requests. Ans✓✓✓WikiLeaks
The tendency to focus news coverage on only one aspect of an event or
issue, avoiding coverage of other aspects, is known as
Ans✓✓✓Selection Bias
What is one of the reasons that many news sources today tend to be
more partisan than they used to be? Ans✓✓✓There are so many news
sources that not many can aim for a broad-based national audience.
What media in the United States are essentially free from government
interference? Ans✓✓✓Print Media
Which of the following has risen over the last decade as traditional print
media has declined? Ans✓✓✓niche journalism
