Distinguish between indexing and dating by defining them and giving an example of each.

What will be an ideal response?


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The Hutchins Commission's call for increased social responsibility in reporting the news was partly fueled by its concerns about

A) the extremely high level of profits that were turning newspaper owners into Republicans. B) the increase in one-newspaper towns where there was no news-reporting competition. C) the increasing arrogance of rich newspaper publishers and their lavish lifestyles. D) printed media not having to follow the government's Fairness Doctrine for the broadcast media.

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The editor-in-chief asks her staff to submit stories that appeal to readers who live in the city. Which type of news story will most likely be satisfactory, and how can such a story be written?

a. Stories with a local angle; by emphasizing the local angle in the first paragraph of the news release b. Stories involving a prominent person; by emphasizing the presence of a celebrity at an event or function in the news release c. Stories that provide immediate notification; by emphasizing the newness of the story and providing the basic facts as soon as possible d. Stories that tap ongoing issues and controversies; by emphasizing issues that generate public interest

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For her Informative Speech, Anna chose a complicated topic with some difficult vocabulary. She

meant to discuss the pronunciation with her biology professor but ran out of time. During the presentation, she mispronounced three words and lost credibility from her fellow students and professor. Her professor commented that her language choices should be A. active. B. accurate. C. vivid. D. clear.

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Most of the books carried to the New World by the American colonists were

A. expensive literary volumes. B. religious in nature. C. inexpensive and survival oriented. D. agriculturally oriented.

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