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Inclusion of a provision to protect the freedom of the press in the final version of the Constitution was demanded by …
A. George Washington B. The Anti-FederalistsC. The FederalistsD. Thomas Jefferson
Answer
B. The Anti- Federalists
The Founders placed such importance in the value of a free exchange of ideas in a democratic society that, despite the written assaults many received from the press, the Founders guaranteed freedom of the press
A. The Preamble to the Constitution B. Article I of the ConstitutionC. The First Amendment of the Constitution D. The Fifth Amendment of the Constitution
Answer
C. The First Amendment of the Constitution
Approximately _____ percent of adult Americans read a daily newspaper
A. 10B. 25C. 50D. 90
Answer
C. 50
Most Newspapers today are owned by chains, which
A. Reduces the diversity of editorial opinion available
B. Results in the homogenization of the news C. Caused a drop in the overall level of
competitionD. All of the above
Answer
D. All of the above
The first president to make effective use of the electronic media to push his programs and assuage the fears of the American people during a time of national crisis was
A. Franklin D. RooseveltB. Harry S. TrumanC. Dwight D. EisenhowerD. John F. Kennedy
Answer
A. Franklin D. Roosevelt
According to researchers, which one of the following age groups is the least likely to have read a newspaper yesterday?A. 18-29B. 30-49C. 50-64D. 65+
Answer
A. 18-29
If you talk to a reporter and want not to be quoted or used as a source, yet you want the reporter to use the material you give her, you need to tell the reporter up front that you are talking
A. Off the recordB. On shallow backgroundC. On backgroundD. On the record
Answer
B. On shallow background
The first president to have a press secretary was
A. Herbert Hoover B. Franklin D. Roosevelt C. Dwight D. EisenhowerD. John F. Kennedy
Answer
A. Herbert Hoover
The branch of the federal government receiving the most coverage by the news media is the judiciary
A. JudiciaryB. CongressC. PresidencyD. Bureaucracy
Answer
C. presidency
The internet began as a project for
A. The Department of Defense B. The Time- Warner CorporationC. The Postal ServiceD. AT&T
Answer
A. The Department of Defense
In what 1964 case did the Supreme Court rule that for public figures to claim libel there must not only be a defamatory falsehood but also actual malice, making it much harder for public figures to prove libel?
A. Burnett v. National EnquirerB. New York Times v. SullivanC. Hamilton v. GraberD. Newman v. The Globe
Answer
B. New York Times v. Sullivan
The inception of the actual malice proof requirement in libel cases involving public figures had the effect of
A. Enhancing First Amendment press protection
B. Reducing the expense of defending libel claims
C. Allowing editors and reporters to expend more time and energy on libel claims
D. Increasing the number of libel suits filed
Answer
A. Enhancing First Amendment press protection
Journalists, being people, reflect bias. The bias(es) most commonly exhibited by the news media is/are
A. Personal biases against or for individualsB. Competition- fear of missing a good storyC. Corporate biasD. All of the above
Answer
D. All of the above
The fairness doctrine required broadcasters to cover events and present contrasting views on important government issues. The fairness doctrine
A. Is still in effectB. Is also called the equal time ruleC. Was in effect from 1949- 1985, but
eliminated during the Reagan administration
D. Was proposed by Congress but never passed
Answer
C. Was in effect from 1949- 1985, but eliminated during the Reagan administration
In the 1971 case of New York Times v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court held that prior restraint A. Could not be imposed by newspaper
editorsB. Could be applied against broadcast media
but not the print mediaC. Could be imposed on the publication of the
Pentagon papersD. Could not be imposed by the government
except under extremely rare and confined circumstances
Answer
D. Could not be imposed by the government except under extremely rare and confined circumstances