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1 point
Which statement best explains the distinction between media diversity and media independence?
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20 questions
02
True or false
1 point
True or false: Public-service media and state media are equivalent because both are connected to the state.
- A
True
- B
False
03
Written response
1 point
What term describes false or misleading information shared without an intention to deceive?
04
Fill in the blank
1 point
Complete the two statements. Media influence which issues receive public attention through and influence how an issue is interpreted through .
05
Choose one
1 point
A government blocks a newspaper from publishing an investigative report before the report appears. Which form of censorship does this illustrate?
- A
Prior restraint
- B
Post-publication punishment
- C
Economic pressure
- D
Surveillance and intimidation
06
True or false
1 point
True or false: Media messages mechanically determine public opinion in the same way for all audiences.
- A
True
- B
False
07
Written response
1 point
What acronym or full term does the European Union use for coordinated, intentional, and manipulative activity that threatens political processes, public trust, or democratic institutions?
08
Choose all
1 point
Select all the options that are identified as common propaganda techniques.
- A
Scapegoating
- B
Loaded language
- C
Transparent source attribution
- D
False dilemmas
- E
Repetition
- F
Randomized polling
09
Choose one
1 point
Which description best fits the media and political communication pattern discussed for India?
- A
A fully state-dominant system with no private media
- B
A public-service system insulated from all political pressure
- C
A hybrid system combining competitive politics with significant pressure and restrictions
- D
A commercial-pluralist system with no ownership concentration
10
Fill in the blank
1 point
Complete the definitions. False or misleading information shared without an intention to deceive is ; false or misleading information deliberately disseminated to deceive or manipulate is .
11
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1 point
Select all the practices recommended for evaluating a political message.
- A
Identify who created or funded the message.
- B
Distinguish documented evidence from opinion and speculation.
- C
Treat a large number of likes as proof that the claim is true.
- D
Ask what the message is trying to accomplish.
- E
Look for missing context, counterevidence, or alternative explanations.
- F
Assume that emotionally powerful language makes a claim reliable.
12
Open ended
1 point
Compare a commercial-pluralist media system with a party-state or state-dominant media system. Explain how ownership and control shape political communication, and identify important strengths and risks of each.
13
Choose one
1 point
What is the principal approach to political advertising described for the European Union?
- A
Require platforms to remove every political advertisement.
- B
Require political advertisements to disclose their sponsor and relevant targeting information.
- C
Allow political advertisements to remain unlabeled if they receive many views.
- D
Permit only public broadcasters to distribute political advertisements.
14
True or false
1 point
True or false: Digital technology automatically makes political participation equally accessible because online publishing is inexpensive.
- A
True
- B
False
15
Choose one
1 point
A country has dozens of television channels and news websites, but most are owned by two companies that depend heavily on government licenses. Which conclusion is best supported?
- A
The country has media diversity and media independence.
- B
The country may have media diversity without genuine media independence.
- C
The country has media independence because all outlets are privately owned.
- D
The country has neither media diversity nor media independence.
16
Choose one
1 point
A news organization gives unusually frequent coverage to inflation, and citizens begin to rank it as one of the country's most urgent political problems. Which media effect does this best illustrate?
- A
Framing
- B
Gatekeeping
- C
Agenda-setting
- D
Priming
17
Choose one
1 point
Which arrangement best exemplifies public-service media rather than state media?
- A
A publicly supported broadcaster governed to protect editorial independence
- B
A broadcaster required to communicate the ruling party's official position
- C
A privately owned channel funded only by commercial advertising
- D
A platform that recommends content solely according to user engagement
18
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1 point
A government obtains an order preventing a newspaper from publishing an investigation before the article appears. Which form of censorship is this?
- A
Fining a journalist after an article appears
- B
Monitoring journalists to encourage self-censorship
- C
Removing an article from a website after publication
- D
Obtaining a court order that prevents an article from being published
19
Written response
1 point
What acronym or complete English term describes coordinated, intentional, and manipulative activity by state or nonstate actors that threatens political processes, public trust, or democratic institutions?
20
Written response
1 point
In what month and year did the full-scale invasion of Ukraine begin, according to the material? Enter the date in YYYY-MM format.