Which of the following is a reason why many of the media reports about the Sago Mine disaster were so wrong about the number of survivors?

A. Reporters didn’t care about the truth, they just wanted a story.
B. Journalists wanted the story to turn out with everyone being okay.
C. There were not enough reporters covering the story to do a credible job.
D. all of these


B. Journalists wanted the story to turn out with everyone being okay.

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When Anna attended a funeral for her friend's grandmother, she was shocked to see that many mourners wore white. Anna found this disrespectful, believing that everyone wears black to indicate sadness. Anna's attitude toward these mourners can be best characterized as __________.

A. uneasy B. ethnocentric C. stereotypical D. discriminatory

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The stock issues for a proposition of policy lead to the consideration of one or more issues of fact or value

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Self-presentation Goals

What will be an ideal response?

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The first step in evaluating information group members have gathered is to

A. determine the credibility of all sources. B. determine what the speaker or writer meant. C. distinguish facts from opinions and inferences. D. identify and clarify ambiguous terms. E. assess the relevance and importance of the information.

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