Hurricane Katrina is an example of a(n) ________ because when it hit the Gulf Coast, regular TV programming was interrupted

a. media event
b. media text
c. media broadcast
d. hegemony


Answer: a

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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A) culture shock.
B) communication accommodation theory.
C) evolutionary psychology theory.
D) contact theory.

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a. True b. False

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