Some well-known people are treated as private persons (as opposed to public figures) in libel lawsuits today. This practice was encouraged by several Supreme Court decisions of the 1970s, including:

a) Megarry v. Norton and Time v. Hill; b) Time v. Hill and Time v. Firestone; c) Herbert v. Lando and Time v. Firestone; d) Hutchinson v. Proxmire and Time v. Firestone; e) Curtis v. Butts and Calder v. Jones.


D

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Which of the following is not a responsibility of the Assistant News Director?

a. working with reporters b. working with producers c. helping the assignment editor d. supervision of the news department e. final authority for unexpected budgetary expenditures

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When a member concedes some goals in order to achieve others, what conflict style is the member using?

a) Accommodating b) Collaborating c) Competing d) Avoiding e) Compromising

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Repairing a relationship so that reengagement, cooperation, and trust become    possible after a transgression is what your book calls "reconciliation."

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

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