Question 1

From its beginnings, radio has been a favorite outlet for

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A)   the Democratic party.
B)   traditional news reporters.
C)   the political right.
D)   the political left.
E)   radical and extreme views.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

proved to be more devastating to newspapers, in the sense of declining circulation, than other forms of media.

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A)   The Internet
B)   Radio
C)   Broadcast television
D)   News magazines
E)   Cable televisionF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

In 2008, was spent on political advertising for broadcast TV.

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A)   $500 million
B)   $780 million
C)   $1 billion
D)   $2.3 billion
E)   $4.5 billionF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

In talk radio, no liberal commentator ranks higher than place in the ratings.

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A)   25th
B)   20th
C)   30th
D)   40th
E)   35thF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

Beginning in about , the number of adults reading a daily paper began to decline even though circulation remained steady due to population growth.

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A)   1990
B)   1980
C)   1970
D)   1960
E)   1950F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

Today, consumes at least one-half of the total budget for a major political campaign.

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A)   traditional face-to-face campaigning
B)   social media networking
C)   advertising placed on the Internet
D)   televised political advertising
E)   arranging appearances on television programsF) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

Online activists who support a particular candidate but are not controlled by the candidate's organization are known as _.

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A)   hacktivists
B)   netroots groups
C)   bloggers
D)   web managers
E)   citizen journalistsF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

Talk radio is sometimes characterized as the Wild West of the media because

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A)   the leading shows are broadcast from western states.
B)   the audiences are larger in the West than in any other part of the country.
C)   talk-radio shows only air in the West.
D)   talk-show hosts often exaggerate their political biases for effect; no journalistic conventions are observed.
E)   the views that the most popular talk-show hosts promote are left (or west)  of center.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

Cable television networks arrived in the .

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A)   1950s
B)   1960s
C)   1970s
D)   1980s
E)   1990sF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

In 1800, an article describing Thomas Jefferson as having a "weakness of nerves, want of fortitude, and total imbecility of character" appeared in the Federalist Gazette of the United States. This is an example of

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A)   a personal attack ad.
B)   an issue ad.
C)   managed news coverage.
D)   a sound bite.
E)   spin.F) None of the above
G) D) and E)

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proved to be more devastating to newspapers, in the sense of declining circulation, than other forms of media.

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Today, consumes at least one-half of the total budget for a major political campaign.

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In talk radio, no liberal commentator ranks higher than place in the ratings.

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In 1800, an article describing Thomas Jefferson as having a "weakness of nerves, want of fortitude, and total imbecility of character" appeared in the Federalist Gazette of the United States. This is an example of

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proved to be more devastating to newspapers, in the sense of declining circulation, than other forms of media.

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Cable television networks arrived in the .

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