A) news programs.
B) talk shows.
C) entertainment shows.
D) reality TV.
E) weekly news magazines.
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A) Chicago Tribune and Boston Herald
B) Los Angeles Times and New York Times
C) New York Journal and New York World
D) Gazette of the United States and National Gazette
E) San Francisco Examiner and San Francisco Chronicle
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A) were written by hand.
B) were so inexpensive that nearly everyone read a daily paper.
C) could not have survived without political party support.
D) were more widely read.
E) All of these answers are correct.
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A) Warren Harding.
B) Grover Cleveland.
C) William Henry Harrison.
D) James Madison.
E) George Washington.
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A) after the abolition of the Fairness Doctrine.
B) on the day of Rush Limbaugh's first broadcast.
C) after cable television led the way.
D) in the early 1990s after the election of Democrat Bill Clinton.
E) during the late 1930s.
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A) common-carrier
B) signaling
C) watchdog
D) partisan advocate
E) news interpreter
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A) emphasizes dramatic and compelling news stories.
B) is biased in favor of a Republican viewpoint.
C) is biased in favor of a Democratic viewpoint.
D) is biased in favor of a liberal perspective.
E) is biased in favor of a conservative perspective.
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A) are strong Democrats.
B) lean Democratic.
C) have no political views.
D) lean Republican.
E) are strong Republicans.
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A) Objective journalism is based on communication of facts and fairness.
B) Yellow journalism attempts to describe what is taking place or has occurred.
C) The New York Post is the bulletin board of major newspapers.
D) Objective journalism is based on communication of facts and fairness,while yellow journalism attempts to describe what is taking place or has occurred.
E) None of these answers is correct.
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A) informing the public of breaking events and new developments.
B) serving as an open channel for leaders to express their opinions.
C) exposing officials who violate accepted performance and moral standards.
D) acting as the public's representative.
E) All of these answers are correct.
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A) Spanish-American War.
B) Civil War.
C) War of 1812.
D) Mexican War of 1848.
E) American Revolution.
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A) infusing it with more partisan talk shows.
B) infusing it with more stories about celebrities,crime,and the like.
C) infusing it with more coverage of international affairs.
D) focusing on editorials instead of nonpartisan facts.
E) None of these answers is correct.
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A) It has diluted the watchdog capacity with an overflow of opinions.
B) It has expanded the watchdog capacity of the media.
C) It has tainted the watchdog role with a partisan bent.
D) It has almost completely usurped the watchdog role from the traditional media outlets.
E) It has had little to no effect because it lacks the objective standards of traditional media outlets.
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A) did not extend to their editorializing.
B) was enshrined in the editorial section.
C) was uniform throughout the sections of a newspaper.
D) deteriorated democracy in the United States.
E) All of these answers are correct.
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