How has the deregulation of media affected coverage of foreign affairs? Of the six trends/characteristics of the news media described in the text, which are most affected by the growing concentration of media outlets?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should identify how the deregulation of media in recent years has led to a decrease in the number of independent media sources and how by 2014 six conglomerates were dominating U.S. news and entertainment industry. Answers should also identify how these conglomerates have many conflicts of interest. Answers should address how the concentration of media outlets discourages news outlets from funding major news investigations that may offend audiences. Answers may also address how media corporations fear alienating the U.S. government officials on whom they rely for regulatory concessions or tax relief. Answers should examine the impact of this deregulation on at least one of the following areas: transitions in the news media from print to video, the rise of niche media, U.S. centrism, conflict orientation, superficiality, and arbitrariness.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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What was the impact on gay and lesbian rights in the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Lawrence v. Texas (2003)?
The ruling brought the rights of gays and lesbians on par with those of women and African-Americans. The ruling established sexual orientation as a protected class under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The ruling invalidated a Texas law that criminalized certain intimate relations between gay couples. The ruling established affirmative action quotas for gays and lesbians. The ruling barred homosexuals from serving in the military.
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for obtaining title by adverse possession?
a. Possess the land openly and notoriously. b. Possess the land without the consent of the owner and hostilely to the best interest of the owner. c. Possess the property continuously for a statutory period. d. Live on the property with the knowledge of the true owner, without interruption, to the detriment of the property.