True False Quiz

Choose the best answer:


1	Over the course of American history, newspapers have become increasingly more partisan in their political coverage.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	The New York Times has established itself as the national "newspaper of record."
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Both newspaper publishers and broadcasters have been equally subjected to regulation by the federal government to assign service areas for coverage.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	The term "agenda setter" is used to describe the news media's ability to influence what is on people's minds.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	In general, the press is less interested in reporting on institutions such as Congress or the courts than on people.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	The American media often offer the American people widely different versions of the news.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	A reason why news organizations cannot function adequately in the role of public representative is that the press is more responsive to news opportunities than to political interests.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	The news media is not equipped to help people actually solve political and social problems because the news media creates a "pseudocommunity" in America.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	Objective journalism is based on reporting "facts" rather than relating the opinions of the writer.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	The media differs from interest groups and political parties in that the media are more inclined to promote and defend particular specific interests.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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