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Which Statement Best Demonstrates The Media's Effect On Public Opinion?
Question 1
When considering the activist role of the media, the __________ of reporters, producers, and news anchors are an important element of American politics?
Answer: personal values
Question 2

What is the source of the concept of no prior restraint?
Answer: the Supreme Court
Question 3

During a national crisis, Americans are most likely to get their news from where?
Answer: television

When the media report on a candidate's standing, they are providing what kind of coverage?
Answer: horse-race
Question 5

In a political campaign, Web sites are particularly important in __________.
Answer: gathering a lot of small campaign contributions
Question 6

Which of these accounts for more than half of all campaign coverage?

Answer: horse-race coverage
Question 7

When the …show more content…
Answer: intent
Question 9

Which statement best demonstrates the media's effect on public opinion?
Answer: While the media may not be able to tell us what to think, they are successful in telling us what to think about.
Question 10

Political ads are more successful at motivating a candidate's supporters to go to the polls than at
__________.
Answer: changing opponents into supporters
Question 11

Which of these is owned by Rupert Murdoch?

Answer: Fox News
Question 12

Because media is the principal link between candidates and voters, the candidate's __________ is more important than her policy positions.
Answer: image
Question 13

An increasing number of young people are getting their news from __________.
Answer: the Internet
Question 14

What was established by the Sullivan rule?
Answer: that public officials must prove malicious intent in defamation suits
Question 15

Political conflict is mostly carried out __________.
Answer: in the mass media
Question 16

Campaigning for president begins in earnest how long before the election?
Answer: two years

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