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

1. Journalists who do not just report the news, but who have an agenda in mind and urge people to take action, are known as disseminators.
2. Although mediated citizens have an increased amount of information at their fingertips, they are still vulnerable to manipulation by the media.
3. Leaks about potential policies or plans are never good and always harm a politician.
4. President Richard Nixon changed the way presidents communicate with Americans by delivering weekly fireside chats during his administration.
5. Part of the “Trump Rules” is to place loyalty to the administration over skill.


1. False
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. True

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a. observational b. self-report c. ratio d. affective e. cognitive

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independent countries in Africa and Asia: a. had very little chance of becoming democracies. b. that had been French colonies had the best chance of becoming democracies. c. would be unable to overcome ethnic divisions. d. had good prospects for democracy because of increasing education and urbanization.

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