Test Bank for Global Communication: Theories, Stakeholders, and Trends Fourth Edition

Test Bank for Global Communication: Theories, Stakeholders, and Trends (Fourth Edition)

Thomas L. McPhail

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Global Communication: Background

Multiple Choice

• Which of these refers to the cultural, economic, political, social, and technical analysis of

communication patterns and effects across and between nation-states?

• Telecommunications systems
• Trans American communication
• Intercultural communication
• International communication * (page 3)

• International communication shifted dramatically with which historical event(s)?
• The Vietnam War
• The fall of the Soviet Union

C. 9/11

• Both A and C
• Both B and C * (pages 1–2)

3. Increasing global interdependence since the 1990s is mainly the result of:

• The Internet
• An expanding global economy * (page 2)
• Increased activity of the United Nations
• Both A and C
• Both B and C

4. The golden age of international news coverage lasted from:

• The 1920s to the end of the 1970s
• The 1930s to the end of the 1990s
• The 1940s to the end of the 1980s * (page 2)
• The 1950s to the end of the 1960s

• Under which presidents did the US withdraw from UNESCO?
• Nixon and Clinton
• Carter and Ford
• Reagan and Obama * (page 4)
• George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush
• None of the above

• Which of these nations have at one time withdrawn from UNESCO?
• Canada
• United Kingdom * (page 4)
• Brazil
• Spain
• Russia 1 / 4

7. The vacuum created by the ending of the Soviet Union has been filled by:

• China
• The European Union
• An atmosphere of economic determinism influenced by the increasing global

economy

• An atmosphere of international tension due to the threat of terrorism and wars in

the Middle East.

• Both C and D * (pages 1–4)

• How many general barriers are there to the creation of independent, pluralistic, and

assertive media systems in the Latin America region?

• Three
• Four
• Five * (page 4)
• Six
• None of the above

• Which of the following was central to exposing the Abu Ghraib scandal?
• The BBC

B. CNN

• Cell phones
• The Internet * (page 3)
• Dan Rather

10. Immanuel Wallerstein became noted for:

• Creating telenovelas
• Openly denouncing the Crimean War
• Inventing world system theory (WST) * (page 18)
• Withdrawing the U.S. from UNESCO
• None of the above

• Which of these is the longest running prime-time animated cartoon ever developed?
• Sponge Bob Square Pants
• Family Guy
• The Simpsons * (page 13)
• None of the above

12. Radio and television industries in Latin America are characterized by:

• Government ownership or control
• Private ownership or control
• Heavy regulations
• Both A and C * (pages 4–8)
• Both B and C

13. Latin American media is characterized by the prevalence of:

• The Spanish language and American syndicated television series
• American syndicated television series and Hollywood films
• The Spanish language and the encroachment of the English language
• The Spanish language and telenovelas * (pages 6-8)
• American syndicated television series and telenovelas
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• What are telenovelas?
• Latin American remakes of Hollywood films
• Latin America’s major television broadcasters
• Latin America’s major radio stations
• Spanish soap operas * (page 5)
• Guidelines and regulations for media in Latin America

15. The first war correspondent emerged during:

• The Crimean War * (page 8)
• The Civil War
• World War I
• World War II
• The Gulf War

• Which of the following does not represent the past focus of the New World Information and

Communication Order (NWICO)?

• A right to national self-determination of domestic communication policies
• International news at the forefront of all news coverage * (pages 9–11)
• A two-way information flow reflecting more accurately the aspirations and activities

of less developed nations

• An evolutionary process seeking a more just and equitable balance in the flow and

content of information

• Both C and D

• In order to gain a more balanced flow of information, peripheral regions have called for:
• Government control of the media
• Limited reporter access to events
• Licensing of reporters
• All of the above * (pages 13–16)
• None of the above

• The phenomenon in which large numbers of foreign correspondents descend by the

planeload on international scenes of conflict or natural disasters is referred to as what?

• The CNN effect
• The paparazzi syndrome
• Parachute journalism * (pages 10–11)
• Mass effect
• Concentrated journalism

19. The policies of the media are increasingly governed by:

• Politicians
• Bloggers
• Marketing experts * (page 10)
• Rupert Murdoch
• Public opinion

• What theory states that global economic expansion takes place from a relatively small group

of core-zone nation-states out to two other zones of nation-states, these being in the semiperipheral and peripheral zones?

• Electronic colonialism
• Dependency theory 3 / 4

• Mercantile colonialism
• World system theory * (pages 18–23; diagram on page 19)
• None of the above

True/False

• During the 1950s and 1960s, the United States took an insular stance in regards to

international communication. FALSE (pages 12–15)

• American firms, such as Hollywood films and Microsoft, only earn a quarter of their profits

overseas. FALSE (pages 16–17)

• The U.S. is a peripheral nation. FALSE (pages 19–20)

• Prior to 9/11, much of the literature on network television news focused on the

preponderance of bad news. TRUE (pages 1–4)

• The post-9/11 media environment was dominated by a great deal of sympathy for the

position and activities of the Bush administration in the US media. TRUE (pages 1–4)

• The export of telenovelas is expanding due to the low cost of production compared to

television in the US. TRUE (page 5)

• Latin American newspapers are still a substantially growing market. TRUE (page 5)

• Latin American academics openly embraced North American media models. FALSE (pages 6–

7)

• In the post-Cold War era, US embassies focused on trade and the expansion of US exports.

TRUE (page 7)

• NWICO’s ultimate goal was a restructured system of media and telecommunication priorities

in order for Western nations to maintain influence over international media, information, economic, cultural, and political systems. FALSE (pages 8–10)

• The high cost of international reporting has led to a decrease in foreign correspondents

abroad. TRUE (pages 9–11)

• Electronic colonialism includes such imperatives as advertising, government regulation, raw

materials, cheap labor, expanding markets, and copyright laws. FALSE (pages 11–14)

• The key element in the success of mercantile colonialism was the invention of the telegraph.

TRUE (pages 7–8)

• Electronic colonialism is a theoretical construct that deals with the dependent relationship

of poorer regions on post-industrial nations caused and established by the importation of communication hardware and foreign-produced software, along with engineers, technicians, and related information protocols. TRUE (pages 11–14)

• Immanuel Wallerstein was the first foreign war correspondent FALSE (page 8)
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