In a brief essay, explain what was controversial about Sinclair Broadcast Group’s “must run” programming provided to their affiliate stations.

What will be an ideal response?


The family run group has 173 local stations, and the owners send out conservative political commentary programs that their stations are required to carry. The most controversial of these was a script the company sent out for local anchors to read that discussed news outlets sending out “fake news.” The programming was designed to look like it had been written and produced by the local stations.

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All of the following are recommendations for preventing sexual harassment in the workplace EXCEPT

A) Specify penalties that will be imposed for sexual harassment violations. B) Require all employees to complete sexual harassment training. C) Develop internal grievance procedures. D) Provide a forum for mediation of grievances. E) Encourage employees to take their cases directly to the EEOC rather than reporting them to company management.

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Minami, who comes from a collectivist culture, and Jason, who comes from an individualist culture, are working together on a class project

As they work together, they need to consider some generalizations regarding their cultural orientations toward conflict, such as which of the following? a) Minami may tend to disagree with statements that might violate her individual norms. b) Jason may tend to disagree with statements that violate group values. c) Jason may tend to disagree with statements that violate individual norms. d) Minami may tend to disagree with statements that violate her personal values.

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A book that details the use of Chinese immigrants in the building of the railroad across the United States in the 1800s is a form of ________ history.

A. political B. colonial C. social D. racial and ethnic

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______ are real or imaginary people who serve as behavior models within a culture.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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