1
The Federal Trade Commission regulates the Media?
(A)
True
(B)
False
2
Which is NOT a characteristic of democracy?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
3
The watchdog role is most closely linked with what need fulfilled by the press?
(A)
deliberation
(B)
conflict resolution
(C)
accountability
(D)
information suppression
(E)
representation
4
The idea that in a democratic system, all people are visible to others and have the chance
to be heard is most clearly linked to the concept of
(A)
deliberation
(B)
conflict resolution
(C)
accountability
(D)
information dissemination
(E)
representation
5
The 1947 Commission on Freedom of the Press is commonly called
(A)
The Locke Commission
(B)
The Hutchins Commission
(C)
The Accountability Commission
(D)
The Truman Commission
(E)
The Freedoms Commission
6
Which is NOT one of the five core functions the press performs in a democracy?
(A)
informs, analyzes, interprets and explains
(B)
investigates
(C)
creates a public conversation
(D)
generates governmental revenues
(E)
encourages accountability
7
Horizontal accountability involves which of the following serving as a check on
government?
(A)
the press
(B)
the public
(C)
corporations
(D)
other government entities
(E)
All of the above
8
Match these 5 news elements with their best description.
(A)
Prominence
(a)
an urgent or noteworthy WHEN
(B)
Importance
(b)
An unusual WHAT
(C)
Human Interest
(c)
A big WHAT
(D)
Timeliness
(d)
A nearby or well-known WHERE
(E)
Proximity
(e)
Well known WHO
9
Name two of the five elements that makes an event, idea or tip newsworthy.
Answer:
WHEREMeaning – HOW or WHY sheds light on something
10
Name 3 of the 6 elements that makes an event, idea or tip a news story Newsworthy.
Answer:
11
The colonists’ reasons for revolt largely centered on the tyranny of British rulers in what
areas?
(A)
political and religious
(B)
religious and economic
(C)
political and economic
(D)
religious and personal privacy
(E)
personal privacy and economic
12
Walter Lippman argued that democracy is more about conversation than it is about
information.
(A)
True
(B)
False
13
A strong press plays the role of both a detached, independent observer and an impassioned
adversarial watchdog.
(A)
True
(B)
False
14
Gossip is information, not news.
(A)
True
(B)
False
15
There are three types of accountability.
(A)
True
(B)
False
16
The framers of the U.S. Constitution were steeped in Utilitarian philosophy.
(A)
True
(B)
False
17
The framers of the U.S. Constitution were steeped in Utilitarian philosophy.
(A)
True
(B)
False
18
Philosopher John Locke believed that the government was best equipped to make sense of
the competing “truths” in the marketplace of ideas.
(A)
True
(B)
False
19
In the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, the American people asserted
their ultimate authority, reversing the flow of power.
(A)
True
(B)
False
20
Deliberation and conflict resolution address democracy’s need for a forum in which the
interests of the public can be aired and debated and conclusions can be reached.
(A)
True
(B)
False
21
Some say CNN’s Anderson Cooper pushed the line between tough questioning and
advocacy journalism in covering Hurricane Katrina.
(A)
True
(B)
False
22
Information provided by the press is always considered “”news.””
(A)
True
(B)
False
23
Name 3 of the 6 elements that makes an event, idea or tip newsworthy?