Court’s use of contempt citations to attempt to force journalists to disclose confidential information ______.

a. is declining because of the federal shield law
b. is declining because the First Amendment protects journalists from contempt citations
c. is on the rise
d. is extremely rare and of little concern to professional newsgatherers


c. is on the rise

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a. Selective perception b. Self-perception c. Situational attribution d. Self-disposition

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Who developed an electronic scanning system in the 1920s and is often credited with inventing television?

a. Horace Newcomb b. Philo Farnsworth c. Leonard Goldenson d. Paul Nipkow

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Alfredo was leading a group recently in which most of the group members agreed with one of the major decisions, but that decision was not unanimously supported

There was, however, enough agreement in the end that the decision was supported by all members. This is an example of a _____. a. full agreement b. groupthink c. brainstorming d. consensus

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Some difference must especially exist between the speaker's view and that of the audience when the speaker's goal is __________.

A. deterrence or avoidance B. to inform C. adoption or discontinuance D. to entertain

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