The New York Times prints an article accusing New Jersey governor Chris Christie of taking campaign contributions from wealthy citizens with ties to organized crime. Christie’s public relations staff argues that these claims are completely unfounded. Therefore, they might file a complaint of ____________ against the newspaper in order to get the story retracted.?

a. ?sensationalism
b. libel and slander
c. yellow journalism
d. exaggerated publishing


ANSWER:
b

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