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MCOM test 3

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The Iran government was thwarted in its attempt to stifle news coverage of the bloody protests after the 2009 elections when everyday citizens used new technology to tell the world what was happening. It became known as the __________.   show
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show 1996  
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What was the first Internet browser called?   show
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show Google  
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What percentage of U.S. residents used the Internet in 2008?   show
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Internet companies operating in China have become embroiled in what controversial subject?   show
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What was the name given to the economic collapse of most investments in Internet commerce in 2000?   show
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Texting on cellular networks generally limits messages to   show
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show a system of text message alerts to students  
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A journal-like web site with continuing narrative, generally personal, is called a(n) what?   show
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show Pictures of flag-draped coffins of soldiers & astronauts from Columbia shuttle  
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show For FACEBOOK  
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show references to web sources shared among computer users  
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How many videos are viewed daily on YouTube?   show
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During the early development of the Internet, what did its creators envision for the future?   show
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Amazon.com began by selling what items?   show
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show Younger men were harder to reach, but were found through video games  
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Will Wright is best known for what games?   show
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show The capacity of computers to move data would double every 18 months  
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What is the name of the project to put online all books ever produced?   show
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____________ defied authorities in New York and founded a newspaper that was in competition with the Crown-sponsored newspaper. This paper antagonized the governor, and the publisher was ultimately arrested, though later he was freed.   show
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show The news media relish their independence from gov. censorship and control  
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show The Federalist Period  
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show Discouraged criticism of the Gov.  
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show Samuel Morse  
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The inverted pyramid was popular with editors because it what?   show
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During what period did journalists start using the inverted pyramid writing style?   show
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The first newsroom was organized by...?   show
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Some historians argue that yellow journalism may have helped to precipitate which war?   show
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What factors are used in determining newsworthiness of a story?   show
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show ????  
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show Mainstream values  
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The news media role to monitor the performance of government and other institutions is called the what?   show
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How can similar news coverage between competitors be explained?   show
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The rise of cyber news has resulted in what?   show
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show Talking Points Memo  
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Shield laws protect what or who?   show
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show Investigative Reporting  
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Bob Woodward and Carl Berstein are best known for their reporting on a presidential scandal that became known as what?   show
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show Organized the first news room  
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show Ethnocentrism  
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The amount of available time or space, also known as the ___________   show
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A story that may make the evening news one day but not another could be the victim of what?   show
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Web sites that regurgitate news compiled from other sources or that offer pass-through links to other sources are called what?   show
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The difference between traditional news organizations and the plethora of blogs and other web sites that provide news and information is what?   show
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show Refusing to release information about his news source  
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What was the reaction to the 1835 publication in the New York Sun carrying a story about bird-like creatures spotted on the moon through a telescope?   show
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The first code of ethics for journalism was created by the American Society of Newspaper Editors in what decade?   show
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show They got important info at a glance  
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show h  
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When did entertainment evolve as part of human culture?   show
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The core categories of media entertainment remain   show
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What is the primary difference separating an authentic performance from a mediated performance?   show
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show Variety shows  
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Rhythm and blues emerged from early black music during when?   show
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show Strong colonial heritage in English ballads and ditties; southern white experiences  
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Early rock ‘n’ rollers sang   show
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show Joseph Pulitzer organized the first separate sports department  
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show First Play-by-play baseball game  
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show Henry Luce  
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show ???  
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show Soccer  
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How big is the U.S. sex industry?   show
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show obscenity is not allowed, but pornography is protected by the government  
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What does the Miller Standard define?   show
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What is NOT protected by the First Amendment?   show
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show the court uphelf the FCC limits on indecency during times of the day when children are likely listening.  
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This new media form is attractive as an advertising vehicle.   show
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According to the description in your book, the television show Dancing with the Stars would be classified as an example of what?   show
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show ????  
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show pop art could raise serious issues, just as high art could  
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A lowbrow audience would most likely read what?   show
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What word became popular during the 1960s by those influenced by Susan Sontag to describe a perversely sophisticated appeal in pop art?   show
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What is pulp fiction?   show
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show ???  
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show sustaining public interest in their clients  
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show To motivate other people and institutions to reach their goal  
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