MCS Study Guide Test 1 Questions With Complete Solution

MCS Study Guide Test 1 Questions With Complete Solution Do people actively create features of society? Do those aspects of society also influence how people act? - CORRECT ANSWER People actively create features of society by interacting with media; producing it and experiencing it. Blurred lines between industry and users. What are some media/culture questions which could be asked at the level of (sociological) analysis concerned with relationships within an institution? - CORRECT ANSWER How does the structure of the media industry affect media personnel and, indirectly, media industry? & To what degree do standard journalistic practices shape the reporting process and/or content of the news? What did the committee behind the push to form a Union at the Los Angeles Times draft a letter calling for? - CORRECT ANSWER Improved working conditions, higher pay, more generous benefits, and protections for staff members against "unilateral change by Tronc" What is the difference between structure and agency ? - CORRECT ANSWER Structure: any recurring pattern of social behavior. ex: an educational system Agency: Intentional, undetermined human action. ex: students within a educational system Structure limits agency, but agency produces and alters structure. What is the term sociologists use to refer to the process of actively creating meaning ? - CORRECT ANSWER The social construction of reality Did one of the proposals put forward by Robert McChesney for rejuvenating US Journalism involve a Citizenship News Voucher? - CORRECT ANSWER Robert McChesney advocated for a Citizenship News Voucher. Did people accept or reject the notion that the government could and should subsidize papers to ensure a functioning free press? - CORRECT ANSWER Accept, The government shouldn't censor or interfere with the right of the press to publish what it will. What did Croteau and Hoynes place at the center of their media model? - CORRECT ANSWER Social World Did Robert McChesney argue journalism should be considered a public or private good? - CORRECT ANSWER Public good The belief in objectivity in US journalism can be understood as what? - CORRECT ANSWER An ideal that justifies knowledge and authority in major professions. Did Michael Schudson claim that in the 20's and 30's journalist's shifted from a simple faith in the facts to a notion that statements about the world could be trusted if those statements were submitted to the new rules and procedures of the profession and then deemed legitimate by the professional community of journalist? - CORRECT ANSWER Yes, as journalism moved away from falling victim to propaganda, "facts" began to be verified, leading to objectivity. According to Michael Schudson, was the Bristol Cable the first major newspaper in the US to accept the ideal of objectivity? - CORRECT ANSWER No, the Associated Press was the first major US paper to accept objectivity. What was the belief in objectivity that came to dominate in US journalism based on? - CORRECT ANSWER Had to do with the belief in the possibility of and the need to separate facts and values. What happened to the ideal of objectivity in the wake of the Vietnam War? - CORRECT ANSWER The ideal of objectivity came under greater scrutiny( critical observation or examination). What was regarded as dominant standard/ideal in US journalism? This standard/ideal was seen as being an improvement over what? - CORRECT ANSWER Objectivity was regarded as the dominant standard/ideal in US journalism. It was seen as an improvement over sensationalism.