Media coverage of police brutality led to public concern over the issue. In response, the police ...

Media coverage of police brutality led to public concern over the issue. In response, the police department agreed to hold public forums regarding its arrest procedures.
 
  . Following this, media coverage and public interest in the issue declined, though it has the potential to return in the future. This is an example of __________.
 
  a. horse-race coverage
  b. the use of sound bites
  c. an issue-attention cycle
  d. negative advertising

 Q. 2

Through the choice of which events and issues to cover, the media __________.
 
  a. undermine accountability of elected officials
  b. complicate democracy by confusing the public
  c. promote the quality of deliberation and debate in democracies
  d. help define what issues are important for the public to think about

 Q. 3

The pattern of increasing public interest in an issue after media coverage followed by waning media attention and public interest after government attention to the issue is known as the __________.
 
  a. issue-deficit cycle
  b. issue-attention cycle
  c. issue-development cycle
  d. issue-reaction cycle

 Q. 4

In some cases in which the public interest is aroused, many experts extend the agenda-setting role of the media to agenda __________.
 
  a. building
  b. clarification
  c. avoidance
  d. simplification

 Q. 5

What are the five basic criteria for events and subjects to be covered by the media?
 
  a. be familiar, be of interest only to editors, be timely, have a significant impact, and cause a disturbance
  b. generate interest, be familiar, allow for an in-depth analysis, be timely, and have a close proximity to the audience
  c. have a significant impact, generate public interest, be familiar, be timely, and have a close proximity
  d. be applicable to a family audience, be of interest to producers, have a significant impact, have a close proximity to the audience, and allow for an in-depth analysis

 Q. 6

The media have become a major institution linking governments to __________.
 
  a. their political parties
  b. their fellow mass media members
  c. their constituents
  d. the Internet

 Q. 7

Why did the framers of the U.S. Constitution through the First Amendment work to ensure that the press would be an independent provider of information?
 
  a. A free press is essential to making a representative democracy work by informing the public.
  b. Prior to the First Amendment, news was provided by the monarchy and was heavily biased.
  c. A free press is essential to allowing a population to actively participate in politics.
  d. Without a free press, a population becomes apathetic and prone to rebellion.