POSC 225 Exam 2 Ferraiolo
Partisan press - correct answer ✔parties created, sponsors and controlled
newspapers to help their own interest
penny press - correct answer ✔politically independent, reliance on
advertisers as a source of revenue
yellow journalism - correct answer ✔increase circulation big headlines,
sensationalist stories, want more readers
objective journalism - correct answer ✔more responsive, facts instead of
opinions, objectively presented
sources of news - correct answer ✔-T.V.
-social media
-newspapers
-radio
-internet/digital news
question of trust and bias - correct answer ✔-journalists personal views =
lean towards democrats
-morn
functions affecting the media today - correct answer ✔watch dog, making the
public's electoral choice clear, provide policy information
, watch dog - correct answer ✔the role of the media in scrutinizing the actions
of the govt. officials, 1st amendment helps ensure that the news media will be
able to expose misbehavior w/o fear of censorship or prosecution
-ex). watergate scandal in 1970s
making the public's electoral choice clear - correct answer ✔serves to clarify
what the political parties stand for and how the candidates shape up lots of
their views, w/o info it would be hard for voters to make a well informed choice
provide policy information - correct answer ✔present diverse, full, and
enlightening set of facts and ideas about public policy, need to know about
emerging problems that might need attention
factors affecting the media today - correct answer ✔corporate ownership,
uniformity and diversity, profit motives
corporate ownership - correct answer ✔most of the biggest stations and
newspapers, t.v. and cable networks are owned by large media corporation
uniformity and diversity - correct answer ✔growing diversity of news outlets
but news sources are contracted; uniformity in sources, diversity in outlets
-ex). almost all major newspapers subscribe to associated press (AP)
associated press wireless serves
profit motives - correct answer ✔need to appeal to audience, attract ad
revenue - effect on coverage, means closing down foreign bureaus and
cutting the number of reporters focused on govt. affairs in washington or the
economy and financial system
Partisan press - correct answer ✔parties created, sponsors and controlled
newspapers to help their own interest
penny press - correct answer ✔politically independent, reliance on
advertisers as a source of revenue
yellow journalism - correct answer ✔increase circulation big headlines,
sensationalist stories, want more readers
objective journalism - correct answer ✔more responsive, facts instead of
opinions, objectively presented
sources of news - correct answer ✔-T.V.
-social media
-newspapers
-radio
-internet/digital news
question of trust and bias - correct answer ✔-journalists personal views =
lean towards democrats
-morn
functions affecting the media today - correct answer ✔watch dog, making the
public's electoral choice clear, provide policy information
, watch dog - correct answer ✔the role of the media in scrutinizing the actions
of the govt. officials, 1st amendment helps ensure that the news media will be
able to expose misbehavior w/o fear of censorship or prosecution
-ex). watergate scandal in 1970s
making the public's electoral choice clear - correct answer ✔serves to clarify
what the political parties stand for and how the candidates shape up lots of
their views, w/o info it would be hard for voters to make a well informed choice
provide policy information - correct answer ✔present diverse, full, and
enlightening set of facts and ideas about public policy, need to know about
emerging problems that might need attention
factors affecting the media today - correct answer ✔corporate ownership,
uniformity and diversity, profit motives
corporate ownership - correct answer ✔most of the biggest stations and
newspapers, t.v. and cable networks are owned by large media corporation
uniformity and diversity - correct answer ✔growing diversity of news outlets
but news sources are contracted; uniformity in sources, diversity in outlets
-ex). almost all major newspapers subscribe to associated press (AP)
associated press wireless serves
profit motives - correct answer ✔need to appeal to audience, attract ad
revenue - effect on coverage, means closing down foreign bureaus and
cutting the number of reporters focused on govt. affairs in washington or the
economy and financial system
