The Use of Portable Cellular Technology Like Phones and Tablets

question 41

Multiple Choice

The use of portable cellular technology like phones and tablets has

• A) decreased news consumption as a whole.
• B) increased consumption of news briefs, but decreased consumption of "long form" news.
• C) increased the traffic on major newspaper websites.
• D) made television irrelevant for consuming news.
• E) All of these answers are correct.

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Heredity

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