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

1. Embedded journalism refers to citizens’ participatory reporting of government affairs.
2. The “Fin-Syn” (financial interest and syndication) rules limited major television networks’ ability to produce their own in-house programs.
3. The 1996 Telecommunications Act facilitated concentration of media companies.
4. The United States generally has more media regulations than Europe.
5. Sexually explicit materials involving children are illegal in the United States.


1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True

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