Question 1

Since all Arab media is government owned, Arab news outlets are competing against countries, not other companies like in the West.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Saudi royal family controls all Arab media outlets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The Bush Administration considered Al-Jazeera a "beacon of light" in the Arab world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Al-Jazeera's original news team was almost all veterans of the BBC's Arabic TV service.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

There are cons to being a journalist in the Arab world they include

Accepted Answer

A)   Lashes with the whip
B)   Beheading
C)   Having fingers severed
D)   Extradition to Abu GhraibE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 6

Saudi owned Al Arabiya is the main competition in the media wars.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Al-Jazeera refused to air Bin Laden's tapes because they were inflammatory to the Arab people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 8

During ______ 18-day revolution, satellite channels ignored previous restrictions that had prevented them from producing news and 24/7 coverage of the uprising.

Accepted Answer

A)   Egypt's
B)   Turkey's
C)   Iran
D)   IsraelE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

What is missing most from Arabic journalism is the global view rather than local politics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Question 11 shows that Dubai Media City did not uphold what promise made by the Emirati?

Accepted Answer

A)   Economic incentives
B)   "hands-off" political approach
C)   Constraining domestic strictures
D)   Press freedomE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Local politics are the story areas that can cause the most trouble. And therefore, most Arab journalists lack the concept of local news.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The 2008-2009 Israeli assault on Gaza meshed the two warring media views into one.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Before Al-Jazeera became the channel to hate by Western media and governments it was similarly disliked by

Accepted Answer

A)   The Bush Administration
B)   Israeli government
C)   Arab regimes
D)   The Clinton AdministrationE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

In 1996, Al Jazeera became the arabic region's first all-news satellite channel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What best describes the lack of credibility to Arab journalism is

Accepted Answer

A)   The priority is the safety and support of the home country
B)   The priority is the security of the home population
C)   The priority is to make the Arab plight more significant
D)   The priority is to make the West look badE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Arab media was the mouth piece of governments, tame political parties, or regime friends until

Accepted Answer

A)   The second Iraq war
B)   The Arab nations were tired of getting their news from CNN
C)   The Emir of Qatar fronted the money for an all Arab news station
D)   Support from Israel kept Arab news polarizedE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

"Media cities" sprang up in the Arab region starting where?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dubai
B)   Bahrain
C)   Riyadh
D)   TripoliE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Media regulations adapted in 1995 in Egypt are commonly called

Accepted Answer

A)   Predators of Press Freedom
B)   Satellite Media Charter
C)   Freedom of Islamic Information Acts
D)   Press Assassination LawE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT considered an Arab nation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lebanon
B)   Syria
C)   Israel (maps) 
D)   Jordan
E)   YemenF) A) and D)
G) B) and E) C

Question 20

All Arab television stations and most radio stations are owned by

Accepted Answer

A)   National Governments
B)   Regimes
C)   Members of the Royal family
D)   IndividualsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 13: Arab Media and the Al Jazeera Effect

Since all Arab media is government owned, Arab news outlets are competing against countries, not other companies like in the West.

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The Saudi royal family controls all Arab media outlets.

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The Bush Administration considered Al-Jazeera a "beacon of light" in the Arab world.

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Al-Jazeera's original news team was almost all veterans of the BBC's Arabic TV service.

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There are cons to being a journalist in the Arab world they include

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Saudi owned Al Arabiya is the main competition in the media wars.

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Al-Jazeera refused to air Bin Laden's tapes because they were inflammatory to the Arab people.

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During ______ 18-day revolution, satellite channels ignored previous restrictions that had prevented them from producing news and 24/7 coverage of the uprising.

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What is missing most from Arabic journalism is the global view rather than local politics.

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Question 11 shows that Dubai Media City did not uphold what promise made by the Emirati?

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Local politics are the story areas that can cause the most trouble. And therefore, most Arab journalists lack the concept of local news.

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The 2008-2009 Israeli assault on Gaza meshed the two warring media views into one.

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Before Al-Jazeera became the channel to hate by Western media and governments it was similarly disliked by

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In 1996, Al Jazeera became the arabic region's first all-news satellite channel.

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What best describes the lack of credibility to Arab journalism is

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Arab media was the mouth piece of governments, tame political parties, or regime friends until

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"Media cities" sprang up in the Arab region starting where?

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Media regulations adapted in 1995 in Egypt are commonly called

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Which of the following is NOT considered an Arab nation?

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All Arab television stations and most radio stations are owned by

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