Practice Quiz Chapter 08

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. Which of the following is a primary function of journalism in society?

Provocation correct incorrect

Entertainment correct incorrect

Opinion formation correct incorrect

Surveillance correct incorrect

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. Which journalist set the standard for television journalism in the late 1940s and early 1950s with powerful documentaries and news coverage?

Walter Lippmann correct incorrect

Nelly Bly correct incorrect

Edward R. Murrow correct incorrect

Walter Cronkite correct incorrect

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. Which type of journalism has roots in the principles of civic journalism and started in Scandinavia in the late 2000s?

Alternative correct incorrect

Literary correct incorrect

Alternative correct incorrect

Constructive correct incorrect

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Who was responsible for a 1947 landmark report entitled A Free and Responsible Press?

Knight Commission correct incorrect

Hutchins Commission correct incorrect

Wright Commission correct incorrect

Warren Commission correct incorrect

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. News is gathered by reporters who usually cover specific topics, groups, or geographic areas called __________.

regions correct incorrect

domains correct incorrect

subjects correct incorrect

beats correct incorrect

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. Influence exerted by journalists' choices of news coverage that affects what people discuss is known as __________.

two-step influence model correct incorrect

agenda-setting correct incorrect

pseudo-events correct incorrect

yellow journalism correct incorrect

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. Which type of journalism, an outlet for stories not seen elsewhere, often purposely defies professional conventions in both tone and topic?

Alternative journalism correct incorrect

Literary journalism correct incorrect

Advocacy journalism correct incorrect

Public Journalism correct incorrect

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. Which two concepts have largely replaced the notion of objectivity in journalism?

Trust and transparency correct incorrect

Veracity and factuality correct incorrect

Fairness and balance correct incorrect

Truthfulness and speed correct incorrect

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. When did the term ''fake news'' arise and become a buzzword?

During the age of reality TV correct incorrect

During the era of the Penny Press correct incorrect

During the Hearst/Pulitzer circulation wars correct incorrect

During the 2016 election correct incorrect

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Utilizing raw data gathered by the public and reports from citizen journalists to help create a news report is called __________.

Slashdot Effect correct incorrect

mash-up correct incorrect

muckraking correct incorrect

crowdsourcing correct incorrect