Analyze the Role of Wire-Service Copy in Generating Content for Local

question 51

Multiple Choice

Analyze the role of wire-service copy in generating content for local media.

• A)Local media outlets avoid wire-service copy, relying instead on their own reporters.
• B)Wire-service copy dictates, by manner of national policy, the content of local media outlets.
• C)The Associated Press provides local news outlets with much of its reported content through wire-service copy.
• D)The Associated Press owns most local media outlets nationwide and uses wire-service copy to ensure uniform content.

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Definitions:

T-Score

A standardized score that indicates how many standard deviations an element is from the mean.

Confidence Estimate

A range of values used to estimate a parameter, calculated in such a way that it is likely, to a specified level of confidence, to contain the true value of the parameter.

Confidence Interval

A set of values, calculated from sample statistics, predicted to hold the value of an unobserved population parameter.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the values differ from the mean.