Practice Exam

Briefly identify 8 of the following 10 (5 points each):

• The "CNN Effect"
• Jim VandeHei
• Semipublic control
• Gag rules
• Truncated muckraking
• Niche journalism
• The "perp walk"
• Unmediated campaign information
• Patch.com
• David Stockman

Answer two of the following three questions. Each answer should take a paragraph or two (15 points each).

• What is the "strategic grid" in campaign communication?
• Did coverage of the health-care debate work to the president's advantage or disadvantage?
• Explain the 'issue-attention cycle."

Answer one of the two questions. Your answer should take 2-3 bluebook pages. (30 points)

• Define the "horse race" frame. Do the media favor it over other frames? How did it shape 2008 coverage. Explain.
• Is media consolidation a problem? Is so, why? If not, why not?