Week 4 Content Review Quiz (Walden University) Mass Communication

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Question 1

1. When audience members try to control media content, they are attempting which kind of control?

2.5 points

Question 2

1. When someone's reputation is damaged in written form, it is called

2.5 points

Question 3

1. If a judge rules that the press may not report on court proceedings, this is called

2.5 points

Question 4

1. Every federal executive-branch agency must publish instructions about how the public can access information according to

		The U.S. Patriot Act
		The Hicklin Rule
		The Fairness Doctrine
		The Freedom of Information Act

2.5 points

Question 5

1. The ethical principal that "what is right for one is right for all" is called the

2.5 points

Question 6

1. The National Association of Broadcasters discontinued its Code of Good Practice because

		A court ruled that it was too restrictive on advertising
		Producers complained it limited creativity
		It was too difficult to enforce
		The V-chip made it irrelevant

2.5 points

Question 7

1. The theory that viewers come to perceive the world according to a television perspective is called

2.5 points

Question 8

1. If someone views violence and as a result commits violence, which theory would be supported?

2.5 points

Question 9

1. When people begin to prefer the media world over the physical word, we call this

2.5 points

Question 10

1. When media messages make loosely held attitudes more clearly understood, we call this

2.5 points