Colin, a Channel 3 reporter, rushed to an auto accident scene. He saw two young children leaving an ice cream store. Without seeking anyone’s permission and with his camcorder running, Colin asked the children what they knew about a truck that had hit a parked red car killing the person sitting in the car. That was the children’s first realization that their father was dead. Acting for the children, their mother sued Channel 3 for intentional infliction of emotional distress. It is likely a court will find that ______.
a. Channel 3’s reporter acted in an extreme and outrageous way
b. Channel 3’s reporter acted reasonably when he interviewed the children
c. Channel 3 will win the case if the videotape was not aired
d. Channel 3 will win the case if the children were more than 10 years old
a. Channel 3’s reporter acted in an extreme and outrageous way
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are using a(n) A. emblem. B. affect display. C. illustrator. D. accentor.
The public should change criticism to push for:
a. an increase in the number of violent acts on television b. the sanitization of media violence c. an increase in the graphicness of media portrayals of violence d. the trivialization of media violence
Nguyen values ________ power distance; when he enters a home, he takes his shoes off at the door and bows to those who are older than him
Fill in the blanks with correct word
Marty holds up two fingers while telling Henry he will be back in two minutes. Marty has used nonverbal communication to __________ verbal communication
a) regulate
b) repeat
c) complement
d) contradict