Chapter 33 concluded with an anecdote about a news photograph of a family home that had been destroyed by fire

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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Generally, after a few minutes into your speech, ________

A) the audience?s ?ear? becomes accustomed to your accent B) you will become more involved in your material C) you will realize that practice pays off D) all of the above

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

6. Sissela Bok’s model for analyzing an ethical situation includes holding an imaginary conversation with everyone involved. 7. According to Sissela Bok, the greatest wrong with lying is an attempt to “make someone believe what we ourselves do not believe.” 8. The Portland Press Herald editor felt he should apologize for running a photo in his paper of the local observance of the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on September 11. 9. An example of a conflict of interest issue is when a media company buys a sports team and then reports on that team. 10. Competition from the Internet and cable news channels can push newsmagazines and newspapers into carrying more sensationalistic news and photos.

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Immediately after World War I, the U.S. government, concerned that the development of radio would be delayed by patent fights and that its future would be controlled by a foreign company (British Marconi), established a government-sanctioned monopoly to run radio, called

A. General Electric. B. American Telephone and Telegraph. C. American Marconi. D. Radio Corporation of America.

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