Local Reporters Have Less Adversarial Relationships with Local Public Officials

question 15

True/False

Local reporters have less adversarial relationships with local public officials than national correspondents have with officials in national government.

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Definitions:

Deviant

Pertaining to behavior or actions that deviate from societal norms or expectations, often leading to social stigma or sanctions.

Cash Register Honesty

The principle or practice of being truthful and accurate in the handling of cash transactions and the management of cash registers.

Self-fulfilling Prophecies

A belief or expectation that an individual holds about a future event that manifests because the individual holds it.

Robert Merton

A prominent American sociologist who contributed to the sociology of science and developed the theory of deviance, including the concept of self-fulfilling prophecy.