a12 The Media
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- In the early years of the republic, newspapers were financed by
- subsidies from political parties and politicians
- the press and news media are often refered to as
- the fourth branch of the government
- when individuals screen out those messages that dont confirm their biases, they are practicing
- selective perception
- the largest amount of political coverage in newspapers during presidential campaigns is devoted to
- day-to-day campaign activities
- News coverage by AP has to be nonpartisan because
- it serves several papers of various political hues/cues
- The new era of electronic journalism is best characterized by
- a diminishing importance of the three big networks and a rise in popularity of cable entertainment-type programs
- all of the following are true with respect to national newspapers except
- their writers tend to have distinctly conservative views
- in recent years, the relationship between the media and government officials has become
- more adversarial
- a war between the US and spain was formed by
- william randolph hearst
- the term "yellow journalism" was coined to describe media sensationalism in what era?
- the turn of the century
- Nation, atlantic monthyl, and Harpers were
- the first magazines to present public policy issues founded in mid-1800s
- to a remarkable degree, media ownership in America is
- Local
- two local newspapers with national readerships are
- the NY times and the washington post
- The media typically report presidential elections as horse races because of the medias role as
- scorekeeper
- the national media often play the role of watchdog, meaning they can
- expose scandals and investigate personalities
- The federal government sued the NY times to prevent it from publishing the
- pentagon papers
- how frequently do tv broadcasting licenses come up for renewal
- every 5 yrs
- TV coverage of the house changed radically with the emergence of
- Cable TV
- For a newspaper to be found guilt of libel, the accused party must
- provide clear and convincing evidence that what was printed was malicious
- the TV weekly 60 minutes runs a segrment on the role of local politicans in the drug trade. Soon, this issue becomes subject of national debate. In this role, 60 minutes is teh
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