SOC 218 ch. 5-6 quizes Questions With
Correct Answers
_________ is/are an aspect of news work that influences which stories
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receive media coverage. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-(1) The extent to
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which coverage of an event can be planned ahead of time
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(2) Journalists' perceptions of what is newsworthy
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(3) The amount of space available in a newspaper
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The term newshole refers to the - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-space or time
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available to present news. | | |
It is argued in your text that the Internet has changed claimsmaking by
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providing a - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-(1) virtually unlimited carrying
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capacity.
(3) forum where claims can be made without passing through the
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traditional filter provided by news workers.
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When the media act as primary claimsmakers, the claims tend to be
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short-lived because - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the media quickly move on
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to a fresh topic.
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, The shift from news being broadcast by a small number of networks
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only a few hours a day to twenty-four-hour news networks has resulted
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in - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-(1) a vastly expanded carrying capacity.
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(3) a decrease in subscriptions to print news outlets.
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When we say that the media are involved in agenda setting, we mean
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that they can determine which issues - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-(1) are
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most important. |
(2) should be addressed first.
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(3) people should pay attention to.
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Saying that the news is a social construction means that - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-what gets news coverage is determined by social | | | | | | | |
processes.
Audience segmentation has led to - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-more news
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programs that target specific audiences. | | | |
The three U.S. cities identified in your text as having exceptionally large
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news worker populations are - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Los Angeles,
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Washington, DC, and New York. | | | |
Correct Answers
_________ is/are an aspect of news work that influences which stories
| | | | | | | | | | |
receive media coverage. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-(1) The extent to
| | | | | | | | |
which coverage of an event can be planned ahead of time
| | | | | | | | | |
(2) Journalists' perceptions of what is newsworthy
| | | | | |
(3) The amount of space available in a newspaper
| | | | | | | |
The term newshole refers to the - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-space or time
| | | | | | | | | | |
available to present news. | | |
It is argued in your text that the Internet has changed claimsmaking by
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
providing a - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-(1) virtually unlimited carrying
| | | | | | | |
capacity.
(3) forum where claims can be made without passing through the
| | | | | | | | | | |
traditional filter provided by news workers.
| | | | |
When the media act as primary claimsmakers, the claims tend to be
| | | | | | | | | | | |
short-lived because - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the media quickly move on
| | | | | | | |
to a fresh topic.
| | | |
, The shift from news being broadcast by a small number of networks
| | | | | | | | | | | |
only a few hours a day to twenty-four-hour news networks has resulted
| | | | | | | | | | | |
in - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-(1) a vastly expanded carrying capacity.
| | | | | | | |
(3) a decrease in subscriptions to print news outlets.
| | | | | | | |
When we say that the media are involved in agenda setting, we mean
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
that they can determine which issues - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-(1) are
| | | | | | | | | |
most important. |
(2) should be addressed first.
| | | |
(3) people should pay attention to.
| | | | |
Saying that the news is a social construction means that - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-what gets news coverage is determined by social | | | | | | | |
processes.
Audience segmentation has led to - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-more news
| | | | | | | | |
programs that target specific audiences. | | | |
The three U.S. cities identified in your text as having exceptionally large
| | | | | | | | | | | |
news worker populations are - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Los Angeles,
| | | | | | | |
Washington, DC, and New York. | | | |
