Give an example of an intersection of mass communication and interpersonal communication.

What will be an ideal response?


Answers may vary but should address that using popular social media apps such as eHarmony or Tinder are examples of mass communication and interpersonal communication. These tools allow an individual to broadcast information about him or herself to a large, unidentifiable audience (mass communication) and then communicate one on one with individual audience members (interpersonal communication).

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In her study of adolescent-to-parent abuse, Eckstein found that parents sometimes needed to engagement tactics, designed to engage in conflict but avoid escalation to abuse

One of these tactics involved selecting a location in which to have the argument that reduced the likelihood of violence. Eckstein labeled this tactic a. Warning b. Good-cop/Bad-cop c. Strategic confrontation d. Manipulation of space e. Tag-team arguing

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Research for the James Foley Foundation campaign found news involving foreign correspondents to be ______ for 70% of respondents.

A. extremely important B. not important C. somewhat important D. unknown

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The Pentagon Papers were prevented from ever being printed in the Washington Post and The New York Times by the U.S. Supreme Court

a. True b. False

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