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This older recording format has experienced a resurgence in recent years. |
Vinyl |
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Both of the actors on the radio show Amos ‘n’ Andy were white. |
True |
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Which of the following is the federal agency charged with regulating telecommunications, including radio and television broadcasting? |
FCC |
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What medium did Guglielmo Marconi help invent? |
radio |
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Political talk radio is populated primarily by liberal hosts. |
False |
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The most popular radio drama of the late 1920s was: |
Amo’s N Andy |
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Which of the following developments occurred during World War I? |
The military took over radio broadcasting. |
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which of the following was the major effect of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 on radio |
That today more than 50 percent of the radio stations are owned by major media corporations. |
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The rise of rock albums as a format also gave more promience to the record’s _ |
Producer |
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The BBC no longer tries to provide news in multiple languages around the world. |
False |
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If you are listening to a song with lyrics that deal with heartbreak, kids, and adult relationships, you are likely listening to ______ music. |
Country |
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n Los Angeles, Spanish-language stations have low ratings and can’t attract enough advertisers to turn a profit. |
False |
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Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry both helped create rock ‘n’ roll by combining white hillbilly music with black R&B music. |
True |
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William S. Paley, the first president of the CBS network, saw radio as which of the following? |
an excellent tool for advertising products and services |
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Which of the these statements about radio following the growth of television in the late 1940s and early 1950s is true? |
Radio reinvented itself to become a companion medium, serving narrow niche audiences with specialized formats. |
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In 2012, the most popular radio format in the United States was: |
Country/New Country |
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What government agency regulates broadcasting in the United States? |
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) |
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All of the following except _____ were part of RCA. |
Columbia Broadcasting System |
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National Public Radio’s Morning Edition news program attracts a larger daily audience than any of the television networks’ morning news programs. |
True |
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Which paper is regarded as the first newspaper in the North American colonies? |
Publick Occurrences |
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As newspapers become available online, and accessible via smart phones and tablets, publications are transforming from newspapers to ________________ |
News Brands |
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Edward R. Murrow is best remembered for which of the following? |
his accounts from London in World War II |
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Colonial newspapers could be characterized by which of the following? |
Intensely partisan opinion writing |
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Most American newspapers are owned by which of the following? |
Large corporate chaines |
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Until the 1960s, newscasts offered by the networks were only fifteen minutes long. |
True |
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Gay newspapers suffered circulation and advertising losses in the late 2000s because gay culture was becoming more mainstream |
True |
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Urban afternoon papers are more successful now than are morning papers. |
False |
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Today, chains and conglomerates publish about 20 percent of all American newspapers |
False |
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Which of the following was the newspaper responsible for breaking the Watergate story 1972 |
The Washington Post |
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Alternative papers such as New Times and the Village Voice are successful money-makers for which of the following reasons? |
because they attract a young audience that advertisers want to reach? |
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A local paper chooses to cover a shooting that happened in one of its suburbs, rather than another shooting that happened hundreds of miles away in the state capital. This is an example of what news value? |
Prosximity |
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The Los Angeles Times has engaged in a process known as mainstreaming. This means that the paper is trying to use news sources who are as diverse as the population of the city of Los Angeles. |
True |
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In addition to owning The Washington Post, Jeff Bezos is also a majority owner of: |
Amazon.com |
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The Chicago Defender, launched in 1905, is an alternative newspaper that serves what community |
African American |
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Spanish-language papers such as El Nuevo Herald typically just translate stories from English into Spanish. |
False |
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Community newspapers remain important today because they provide information that people can’t get anywhere else. |
True |
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Joseph Pulitzer wanted his paper, the New York World, to appeal to women for which of the following reasons? |
Advertisers wanted to reach women |
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Which paper was published by Benjamin Franklin? |
The Pennsylvania Gazette |
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Which one of the following newspapers most clearly defines what will be news in the United States? |
New York TImes |
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