"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] Which US media receive the highest share of advertising revenue?But the Internet follows closely in second place
{
The Internet
Newspapers
=Network television
TV cable
Radio
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] What is the concept of ""prior restraint"" concerned with?The text refers to the doctrine that the authorities cannot muzzle the press prior to publication.
{
Self-censorship
Seeking approval to publish something
Stopping another newspaper from reprinting your news stories
=Not being allowed to prevent publication
Being ordered by a court not to publish something
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] What do you understand by “yellow journalism”?The term originated during the late 19th-century rush for bigger circulation figures (and profits!)
{
=Publishing sensational news stories
Being afraid to publish the full truth about an event
Libelling a well-known politician
Being afraid to attack a popular figure
Attacking someone who cannot possibly defend themselves
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] In what circumstances might court injunctions be used to prevent publication of news stories?
{
If they libelled the president
If they attacked decisions by courts or indeed the Supreme Court itself
If they attacked the policies of friendly nations
If an article criticized the conduct of a war
=If the material jeopardized national security
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] What were the “Pentagon Papers”?Only general information is provided about them.
{
US defense plans against nuclear attack
US plans to invade Iraq
US plans to invade Afghanistan
= US classified defense papers
The president’s private papers
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] Which newspaper exposed the Watergate scandal?Information in the text
{
The National Enquirer
The New York Times
The Los Angeles Times
The Wall Street Journal
=The Washington Post
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] Which of these US magazines has the highest sales?The circulation figures appear in the text and in Table 13.2.
{
Newsweek
Time
=Readers Digest
US News and World Report
New Yorker
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] Who appoints the members of the Federal Communications Commission?Who else could appoint the members of a federal commission?
{
The Chief Justice
The president
The speaker of the House
The Senate majority Leader
=The president of the American Society of News Editors
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] Which of these is not an independent production company? This is the only one not referred to in the text.
{
American Broadcasting Company
National Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting Service
=New York State Broadcasters Association
Fox Broadcasting Company
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] What are the key characteristics of the Public Broadcasting Service set up under the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967?Information in the text
{
=It is advertising free
=It is funded by the federal government
It is funded by subscribers
It is funded by the private television networks
It is funded by Microsoft
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] What % of TV owners subscribe to cable TV in the US?The overwhelming majority in fact
{
=95%+
85%+
75%+
65%+
55%+
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] How is cable TV funded?Information in the text
{
By the independent production companies
By the Federal Communications Commission
=Advertising
=Subscriber fees
By the private television stations
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] How long do Americans spend listening to the radio on a daily basis?Astonishing if true, but claimed by the Radio Advertising Bureau
{
15 minutes +
30 minutes +
1 hour +
2 hours +
=3 hours +
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] Which of the media is most trusted - presumably on grounds of its accuracy - by users?Could this be why they listen to it for so long?
{
The press
Television
Internet news sites
=The radio
Network television news
}"