Posc 225 Cohen Final Question and answers rated A+Posc 225 Cohen Final (Test Three)
Common Sense - correct answer by Thomas Paine, pro revolution propaganda, spurred the independence movement
Partisan Press - correct answer mutually beneficial relationship between the parties and the news...
Posc 225 Cohen Final (Test Three)
Common Sense - correct answer ✔by Thomas Paine, pro revolution
propaganda, spurred the independence movement
Partisan Press - correct answer ✔mutually beneficial relationship between
the parties and the newspapers-- also between the politicians and the
publishers
Jacksonian journalism - correct answer ✔Jackson developed a close
relationship with the Washington globe, gave positive coverage in exchange
for lucrative government contracts, spoils system in full effect, he threatened
the idea of freedom of the press
Penny press - correct answer ✔cheaper to print: papers became more
profitable without government subsidies, decreased expenses and increased
their printing, became financially independent of political parties, could appeal
to the masses, focused less on politics and more on human interest stories,
didn't want to alienate certain readers
Yellow Journalism - correct answer ✔sensationalization of the news, got the
public excited about the news
Publishing Moguls - correct answer ✔all well connected men that were
nationwide opinion leaders that had news chains in multiple cities
muckraking - correct answer ✔articles that exposed political corruptions and
predatory corporate practices, prompted reform movements
first radio station - correct answer ✔1920; KDKA in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
,radio challenges newspapers - correct answer ✔early years radio stayed out
of politics, played music, shows, interviews, was generally for entertainment;
by 1940 most people were getting news from the radio (Roosevelt fireside
talks)
FCC - correct answer ✔federal communication commission: regulates
broadcasting and the networks, limits the consolidation of ownership of
organization and monopolies
cable tv - correct answer ✔changed broadcasting, gave viewers a variety of
choices from what used to be everyone watching the network news
Where do people get news about presidential campaigns? - correct answer
✔more and more from internet, less and less from papers
goals of politicians and journalists - correct answer ✔-to get reelected
-to have people read their stories, make money, and inform the public
pork barrel spending - correct answer ✔the appropriation of government
spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a
representative's district
incentives for politicians and journalists - correct answer ✔how they can use
each to achieve goals
p using j
wider audience and can get the message across to a broader public, makes it
easier to get an unfiltered message out
, j using p
gain ratings and viewers, gain information and can get named or unnamed
information, insider info
Koppel - correct answer ✔Nightlife, a political new-show: read names of
soldiers who died in the Iraq war, was controversial, Bush admin felt it was
showing the failures of the war
Crime example for agenda setting, priming, and framing - correct answer
✔people were convinced the crime rate was increasing when it was actually
decreasing, due to the fact 2/3 of respondents getting their info from the tv
and not their own experiences or their friends experiences, media has the
power to change the perception of the world
racial bias - correct answer ✔can be conveyed depending on how a news
story is presented
horse race coverage - correct answer ✔cover campaign races like they
cover a horse race: follows the best candidate, indicting who is ahead, the
actual news and policies candidates stand for is forgotten
shrinking sound bites - correct answer ✔-clip of audio played on the news
-sound bites used to be much longer (about 40 secs) and now are much
shorter (usually under 8 secs)
-leads to the public not knowing as many details and making uninformed
decisions
-takes peoples words out of context
debates - correct answer ✔-watching on tv and listening on the radio can
cause great differences in opinion on who won; more unbiased listening on
radio
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