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__________ is a name for the press that references its role in helping the public make sure the government is working truthfully.
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The fourth estate
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Watchdog
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Both A and B
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Neither A nor B
2
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The gatekeeping role of the media refers to:
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The fact that the media determines what topics the public sees
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The media’s strict standards for who becomes a journalist
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The fact that journalists don’t have the power to decide what is in the news
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The way the media keeps out certain audiences
3
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Framing theory is:
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A theory about why the way pictures are framed in the media changes people’s perception of the news
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The same as agenda-setting theory
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A theory about how people frame news stories in their minds
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The theory that the way the media frames stories alters how people think about policies or elected officials and candidates
4
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The media can be grouped into the following categories:
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Print and nonprint
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Print, radio, television, and the Internet
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Social media and the Internet
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Audio and video
5
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The term media oligopolies refers to:
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A few firms owning all media content
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One firm owning all media content
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Many firms owning the media
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State- or government-owned media
6
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Horse-race coverage focuses on:
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Horse racing
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Important electoral events
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Who is winning an election
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The public’s trust in the media
7
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Negative ads:
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Are a form of advertising that candidates use to attack their opponents during an election
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May work to turn off voters from candidates who use them
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Make up the majority of election ads
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All of the above
8
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During elections, candidates rely on which types of media?
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Paid media
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Free media
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Both free and paid media
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Neither free nor paid media
9
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Algorithms:
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Determine what users see in their social media feeds
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Are mathematical sets of rules
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Make the media negative in nature
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Both A and B
10
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The term echo chambers refers to:
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The phenomenon in which social media allows people to be surrounded by opinions that mirror their own
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The way in which the media echoes elite opinions
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The idea that people echo their own voices on social media
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The way political figures echo the media
11
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The fact that information and content on the Internet is asynchronous means that:
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It is timely
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It is not in touch with the public
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It can be shared without constraints of time or space
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It is information that is biased
12
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Reasons for the decline in trust in the media include:
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Media bias
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Political polarization
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Rising costs of the media
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Increased regulation of the media
13
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Suggestions for increasing trust in the media include:
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Addressing ownership structures and dismantling oligopolies
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Making sure that newsrooms are representative of their audiences
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Having news organizations issue corrections when they make mistakes
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All of the above