The right of access in the United States is ______.

a. recognized by courts as central to the rights of free speech and free press firmly protected by the First Amendment
b. determined by one federal law that clarifies both the right and its limits
c. complicated in ways that present challenges for private citizens and working journalists
d. greatest for working journalists, who are protected by the First Amendment’s right to gather news


c. complicated in ways that present challenges for private citizens and working journalists

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how this fits in with your study of public speaking, and the ethical obligations you have as a speaker and a member of the audience. What will be an ideal response?

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It's best for writers to pretend all the information in their story came from their own knowledge; any attribution at all is too cumbersome

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The process of attributing additional negative qualities to someone based on a known

negative quality is called __________. a. the halo effect b. the reverse halo effect c. the angel effect d. perceptual accentuation e. perceptual attenuation

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Selective exposure means ______.

A. audience members will only remember the kinds of information they like B. audience members will gravitate to topics they know, writers they like, and information providers they trust C. audience members will only get their information from the Internet D. audience members will only get their information from friends

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