During the Mumbai, India, terror attacks, local television journalists were very cautious about what they did and did not report. In a brief essay, explain why Indian reporters engaged in substantial self-censorship of the news they reported on the attacks.

What will be an ideal response?


There is a good discussion of this case study on pages 426–427. The central argument is that freedom to report for television news channels is a relatively recent right for Indian journalists, and they did not want to risk jeopardizing those rights by upsetting the government. Journalists were also concerned about triggering a panic with unsubstantiated reports of a bomb threat in a large, public area.

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a. vocalics b. kinesics c. haptics d. olfactics e. proxemics

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

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Sara decides to host a party for her new American friends. She tells them that the party will begin at 8 p.m. She is shocked when most of her guests arrive at or near 8 p.m., as in her culture an 8 p.m. start time means that guests will arrive around 9 p.m., if not later. Sara hasn't even put food out for the party yet. Sara most likely comes from which type of culture?

A. Low-context B. Polychronic C. Monochronic D. High-context

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