Question 1

__________ is/are an aspect of news work that influences which stories receive media coverage.

Accepted Answer

A) The extent to which coverage of an event can be planned ahead of time 
B) Journalists' perceptions of what is newsworthy 
C) The amount of space available in a newspaper 
D) Journalists' perceptions of how they should do their job 
E) all of the above
F)a and c only 
A) The extent to which coverage of an event can be planned ahead of time 
B) Journalists' perceptions of what is newsworthy 
C) The amount of space available in a newspaper 
D) Journalists' perceptions of how they should do their job 
E) all of the above
F)a and c only

Question 2

The three U.S. cities identified in your text as having exceptionally large news worker populations are

Accepted Answer

A) New York, San Francisco, and Washington, Dc. 
B) New York, Los Angeles, and Atlanta. 
C) Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Washington, Dc. 
D) Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and New York. 
E) Chicago, Washington, DC, and Los Angeles. 
A) New York, San Francisco, and Washington, Dc. 
B) New York, Los Angeles, and Atlanta. 
C) Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Washington, Dc. 
D) Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and New York. 
E) Chicago, Washington, DC, and Los Angeles.

Question 3

Audience segmentation has led to

Accepted Answer

A) more news programs that target specific audiences. 
B) fewer advertising dollars being spent on news programs. 
C) audiences that are not loyal to one particular news outlet. 
D) more news programs that focus on entertainment rather than on education. 
E) all of the above 
A) more news programs that target specific audiences. 
B) fewer advertising dollars being spent on news programs. 
C) audiences that are not loyal to one particular news outlet. 
D) more news programs that focus on entertainment rather than on education. 
E) all of the above

Question 4

Secondary claims are typically __________ than primary ones.

Accepted Answer

A) shorter 
B) more dramatic 
C) less ideological 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) shorter 
B) more dramatic 
C) less ideological 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 5

Sociologists often dislike the way social problems are presented in the popular media because there is

Accepted Answer

A) too much focus on the individual. 
B) not enough discussion of research findings. 
C) not enough focus on the individual. 
D) not enough focus on societal influence.e.all of the above 
A) too much focus on the individual. 
B) not enough discussion of research findings. 
C) not enough focus on the individual. 
D) not enough focus on societal influence.e.all of the above

Question 6

Describe how an obligation to provide balanced news coverage of an issue shapes the way news workers present social problems to the public.

Accepted Answer

An obligation to provide balanced news c

Question 7

It is argued in your text that the media almost always alter the claims they report on in some way because they

Accepted Answer

A) are biased. 
B) do not have time to develop a full understanding of the many claims they cover. 
C) must try to make all claims interesting. 
D) all of the above 
E) b and c only 
A) are biased. 
B) do not have time to develop a full understanding of the many claims they cover. 
C) must try to make all claims interesting. 
D) all of the above 
E) b and c only

Question 8

The term newshole refers to the

Accepted Answer

A) space or time available to present news. 
B) tendency for a great deal of the stories reported on to be ignored. 
C) section of the news to which people pay attention. 
D) time period in which people pay attention to a given claim. 
E) b and c only 
A) space or time available to present news. 
B) tendency for a great deal of the stories reported on to be ignored. 
C) section of the news to which people pay attention. 
D) time period in which people pay attention to a given claim. 
E) b and c only

__________ is/are an aspect of news work that influences which stories receive media coverage.

The three U.S. cities identified in your text as having exceptionally large news worker populations are

Audience segmentation has led to

Secondary claims are typically __________ than primary ones.

Sociologists often dislike the way social problems are presented in the popular media because there is

Describe how an obligation to provide balanced news coverage of an issue shapes the way news workers present social problems to the public.

It is argued in your text that the media almost always alter the claims they report on in some way because they

The term newshole refers to the

The Social Problems Process

Claims

Activists As Claimsmakers

Experts As Claimsmakers

Public Reaction

Policymaking

Social Problems Work

Policy Outcomes

Claims Across Space and Time

The Uses of the Constructionist Stance

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Exam 5: The Media and Claims

__________ is/are an aspect of news work that influences which stories receive media coverage.

The three U.S. cities identified in your text as having exceptionally large news worker populations are

Audience segmentation has led to

Secondary claims are typically __________ than primary ones.

Sociologists often dislike the way social problems are presented in the popular media because there is

Describe how an obligation to provide balanced news coverage of an issue shapes the way news workers present social problems to the public.

It is argued in your text that the media almost always alter the claims they report on in some way because they

The term newshole refers to the

The Social Problems Process

Claims

Activists As Claimsmakers

Experts As Claimsmakers

Public Reaction

Policymaking

Social Problems Work

Policy Outcomes

Claims Across Space and Time

The Uses of the Constructionist Stance

Filters