Explain the characteristics of group communication and mass communication with examples.

What will be an ideal response?


Small-group communication typically involves three to 20 people who come together to communicate with one another. Examples of small groups include a family, a group of friends, a group of classmates working on a project, and a workplace management team. This type of communication can occur in face-to-face settings as well as online through electronic mainlining lists, discussion boards, virtual meetings, and blogs.
Mass communication is delivered by individuals and entities through mass media to large segments of the population at the same time. Some examples include newspaper and magazine articles and advertisements, as well as radio and television programs and advertisements.

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Researchers argue that the lack of punctuation in text messages

a. reflects texters' laziness. b. allows texters to exchange messages quickly. c. reveals texters' lack of respect for punctuation. d. allows texters to create their own language.

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Organizational clarity is achieved when employees can answer which of the following questions?

a. What is my role in the firm’s success? b. What is the firm’s culture and brand identity? c. What is the firm’s marketing and PR strategy? d. How does the firm support my career needs?

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The speaker's main points areI. Capital punishment is not a deterrent to crime.II. Capital punishment is more costly than life imprisonment.III. Capital punishment is ethically and morally unjustifiable. The speaker is using which organizational pattern?

A) causal B) problem solution C) criteria satisfaction D) claim

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The formal and informal links between members of an organization for the purpose of communication within the organization are called

A) communication networks. B) communication structure. C) communication hierarchies. D) communication team networks. E) communicational structural networks.

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