Computers in Newsrooms Are Used As

question 16

Multiple Choice

Computers in newsrooms are used as:

• A) Links to the various wire and Internet information services
• B) Search-by-word or topic search
• C) Word-processors for writing and editing news copy.
• D) All of the above.

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Definitions:

Subpoena Duces Tecum

Latin; a legal document that requires the recipient to bring certain written records to court to be used as evidence in a lawsuit.

Malfeasance

The performance of an act that is unlawful or wrongful by a public official or other person in power.

Res Ipsa Loquitur

A legal principle which means "the thing speaks for itself," used in tort law to suggest that the defendant's negligence is the obvious cause of the plaintiff's injury.

Licensed Practitioner

A professional who has received a license to practice their profession legally after meeting the required standards of education, training, and experience.