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Course Introduction

Introduction to Journalism provides students with a foundational understanding of the principles, ethics, and practices of news reporting and storytelling. Covering key elements such as news gathering, interviewing, writing, and editing, the course explores the role of journalism in society and the impact of digital media on the profession. Students will develop essential skills in critical thinking, fact-checking, and multimedia reporting, preparing them to navigate the evolving landscape of journalism in a global context.

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Dynamics of Mass Communication Media in Transition 12th Edition by Joseph R Dominick

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Chapter 1: Communication: Mass and Other Forms

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Q1) Which of the following serves as a gatekeeper?

A)assignment editor deciding what story to cover

B)broadcast technician monitoring the signal fidelity

C)recording engineer setting up the studio

D)none of these

E)all of the these

Answer: A

Q2) The source must decode a message before it can be sent.

A)True

B)False Answer: False

Q3) Communicators in an interpersonal communication setting have more channels available to them than do people in a machine-assisted interpersonal communication setting.

A)True

B)False Answer: True

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Chapter 2: Perspectives on Mass Communication

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Q1) In critical/cultural studies,just as in the functional approach to mass communication,the audience is considered passive.

A)True

B)False

Answer: False

Q2) Which of the following is an example of the diversion function of the media?

A)listening to radio to pass the time

B)reading an in-flight magazine to keep from being bored

C)listening to New Age music to relax

D)watching a horror movie to become frightened

E)all of the these

Answer: E

Q3) Which of the following is an example of using the media to perform the withdrawal function?

A)reading an inflight magazine to keep from being bored

B)watching TV in a public place to make you feel more relaxed

C)listening to your iPod during a workout to increase your energy level

D)going to see Titanic so you can have a good cry

E)reading a newspaper so people will leave you alone

Answer: E

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Chapter 3: Historical and Cultural Context

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Q1) The medium that first introduced the concept of a global village of interconnected people was:

A)telegraph

B)telephone

C)television

D)motion pictures

E)radio

Answer: A

Q2) The development of the motion picture had a great impact on the entertainment activities of the general public.

A)True

B)False

Answer: True

Q3) To permanently store a photographic image:

A)the image must be focused on a surface

B)the surface must be permanently altered by the exposure of the image

C)both of these

D)neither of these

Answer: C

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Chapter 4: The Internet and Social Media

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Q1) The electronic address of an online item is its:

A)MUD

B)Web page

C)domain

D)TSPI

E)URL

Q2) More than a trillion people worldwide now use the Internet.

A)True

B)False

Q3) With _______ technology,information can be carried at many times the speed of a dialup modem.

A)broadband

B)broadpipe

C)broadwidth

D)multiplexing

E)digicasting

Q4) The World Wide Web is synonymous with the Internet.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 5: Newspapers

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Q1) For every dollar advertisers pay to reach a print newspaper reader,they pay about _________ to reach an online reader.

A)5-10 cents

B)about 25 cents

C)about 50 cents

D)about 75 cents

E)about the same ($1)

Q2) Which of these is a type of online newspaper Web site?

A)a news aggregator

B)one associated with a local or national print newspaper

C)an online only paper

D)all of these

E)none of these

Q3) Although many large metropolitan newspapers have experienced circulation declines,small-town dailies have suffered the most from circulation losses.

A)True

B)False

Q4) Will user-generated content play a more significant role in online newspapers? If so,in what way?

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Chapter 6: Magazines

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Q1) If Dell were to publish a magazine called DellTimes,which promoted Dell products,that would be an example of a:

A)business publication

B)consumer magazine

C)custom magazine

D)newsletter

E)none of these

Q2) In terms of magazine audiences:

A)most adults read at least one magazine a month

B)the average magazine reader is less educated than the non-reader

C)magazine readers have slightly lower incomes than non-readers

D)magazine readers tend to be loners

E)all of these

Q3) After the two World Wars,sports magazines such as Golf Digest became popular,because of:

A)increased competition

B)increased leisure time

C)the relative decline of newspapers

D)the importance of sports to building business relationships

E)the use of stunning illustrations

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Chapter 7: Books

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Q1) Book publishing became heavily commercialized in the early to mid 1900s.

A)True

B)False

Q2) Because books are the least "mass" of the mass media,they do not have significant cultural impact.

A)True

B)False

Q3) The editorial department of a publishing company is responsible for:

A)determining which manuscripts to publish

B)conducting focus groups and other research to test a book's marketability

C)determining and implementing the most effective promotion campaign

D)assessing what the book's retail price should be

E)all of these

Q4) There are five major departments in a typical publishing company: editorial,production,marketing,general administration/business,and circulation.

A)True

B)False

Q5) What changes and improvement to e-readers would best convince the college students who prefer a traditional text to switch to the reader?

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Chapter 8: Radio

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Q1) Satellite radio primarily targets people listening _______

A)at home

B)in their cars

C)at work

D)on the Internet

E)all of these

Q2) During the Depression in the 1930s,radio provided both fantasy and reality,as reflected in the combination of escapist entertainment programs and increased network news and special events coverage.

A)True

B)False

Q3) Although mobility and portability have always been defining features of radio,satellite radio faces serious disadvantages because satellite technology simply cannot "go mobile."

A)True

B)False

Q4) The emergence of AM was the most important development in the radio industry during the 1970s and 1980s.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 9: Sound Recording

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Q1) When radio began to gain popularity,sales of records and record players skyrocketed.

A)True

B)False

Q2) One-stops are most closely associated with the ________ segment of the recording industry.

A)talent

B)production

C)distribution

D)retail

E)management

Q3) Recording different instruments and singers separately is possible due to:

A)advances in duplication technology

B)the producer's creative input

C)overdubbing and equalization

D)multitrack recording

E)digital recording

Q4) The Peas,U2,Sting,Tim McGraw,Pearl Jam and Bob Dylan are among the artists who have gone commercial and endorsed products.What artist and product-endorsement surprised you the most? Which did you find the best fit?

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Chapter 10: Motion Pictures

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Q1) Although digital technology may eventually have an impact on the film industry,it will be a while before digital movie-making becomes a reality.

A)True

B)False

Q2) Digital projectors are expensive,so most movie theaters have not installed them.

A)True

B)False

Q3) Because of huge increases in attendance,box-office revenues have been at all-time highs for the past decade.

A)True

B)False

Q4) By the early 1950s,the film industry thought _________ would help recapture some of its audience from TV.

A)block booking

B)advertising on TV

C)technical innovations (such as 3D)

D)lowering ticket prices

E)all of these

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Chapter 11: Broadcast Television

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Q1) Local TV stations are licensed by the FCC to provide TV service to communities called markets.

A)True

B)False

Q2) TV shows generate revenue by:

A)product placement

B)web distribution

C)traditional advertising in commercial "breaks"

D)all of these

E)none of these

Q3) In the 1950s,the "golden age" of TV,networks became the primary source of programming for stations.

A)True

B)False

Q4) The DVD player has replaced the VCR as the preferred playback medium for home video.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 12: Cable, Satellite and Internet Television

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Q1) Unlike broadcasters,who try to reach a mass audience,cable and satellite systems carry many very specialized channels.

A)True

B)False

Q2) Cable TV was developed to allow viewers access to movies and other programs that they couldn't receive through regular broadcast TV.

A)True

B)False

Q3) Satellite TV systems require:

A)stable-orbital satellites

B)geosynchronous satellites

C)global-penetration satellites

D)geothermal satellites

E)none of these

Q4) In recent years,cable and satellite providers have made video-on-demand (VOD)less of a priority.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 13: News Gathering and Reporting

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Q1) A survey done by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press revealed that credibility ratings for _________ declined from 2000 to 2008.

A)local TV news

B)broadcast news

C)cable news

D)local newspapers

E)all of these

Q2) The traditional news media discourages citizen journalism.

A)True

B)False

Q3) Though they can be interesting,blogs are not an influential force in online news reporting.

A)True

B)False

Q4) Investigative news reports are typically shorter than the typical print or broadcast news item.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 14: Public Relations

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Q1) The word "public" in public relations really should be taken to imply:

A)publicity

B)consumer

C)public and advertising

D)publics (plural)

E)media

Q2) Which professionals in our society have you observed using public relations the most? Explain your response.

Q3) PR can be considered "doing good and getting credit for it."

A)True

B)False

Q4) Consulting organizational records,reference books,and personal contacts are most closely associated with the ______ phase of a PR campaign.

A)organization

B)evaluation

C)planning

D)information-gathering

E)communication

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Chapter 15: Advertising

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Q1) According to Barbara Phillips,trade characters like the Jolly Green Giant give meaning and significance to otherwise indistinguishable products.What trade characters have you observed in a recent commercials accomplish this goal? Explain your response.

Q2) On a typical ad campaign,before doing anything else,the marketing strategy must be selected.

A)True

B)False

Q3) The account services department of an ad agency is responsible for preparing advertising copy.

A)True

B)False

Q4) Of the following media,which has the lowest reach?

A)outdoor

B)direct mail

C)newspapers

D)magazines

E)radio

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Chapter 16: Formal Controls: Laws, Rules, Regulations

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Q1) The Telecommunications Act of 1996:

A)removed limits on the number of radio stations that can be owned by one person or group

B)deregulated rates of many cable systems

C)allowed telephone companies to enter the cable TV business

D)mandated that all new TV sets include a V-chip

E)all of these

Q2) Obscenity is not protected under the First Amendment,but defining obscenity proved difficult until the Roth test finally resolved the issue once and for all.

A)True

B)False

Q3) Judges can issue ________ to restrict media coverage of courtroom events.

A)prior restraints

B)gag rules

C)anti-contempt orders

D)limitation rules

E)pretrial protective orders

Q4) Do you think that a blogger is a reporter who qualifies for protection under his or her state's shield law?

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Chapter 17: Ethics and Other Informal Controls

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Q1) When media are so concerned with representing their communities in a positive light that they de-emphasize negative news,_____________ has occurred.

A)false light

B)junketing

C)boosterish

D)felicitation

E)none of these

Q2) Kant's Categorical Imperative and Mill's Utilitarianism are most relevant to which Potter Box stage of ethical decision making?

A)take action

B)establish loyalties

C)clarify values

D)establish facts/definitions

E)state principles

Q3) The MPAA rating system (G,PG,etc.)is a successor to the highly specific Motion Picture Production Code.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 18: Social Effects of Mass Communicationglossary

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Q1) Cultivation analysis,which focuses on the long-term effects of media exposure,has shown that for some people heavy TV use leads to distorted perceptions of the real world.

A)True

B)False

Q2) Our reliance on computers may have unintentionally made us vulnerable to threats to our:

A)privacy

B)personal habits

C)marketing efforts

D)all of these

E)none of these

Q3) If the mass media strengthen people's previously held attitudes and opinions,_______ has occurred.

A)agenda setting

B)crystallization

C)reinforcement

D)framing

E)stimulation

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