The Practice of Training Reporters to Produce a Standardized, Seemingly

question 47

Multiple Choice

The practice of training reporters to produce a standardized, seemingly neutral news product was the result of

• A)strikes and boycotts by journalists and newspaper readers during the early 1900s.
• B)the newspaper industry's realization that the best way to make a profit was to not alienate potential readers who held liberal or conservative political views.
• C)federal government regulations that made blatant instances of media bias illegal.
• D)state government regulations that made blatant instances of media bias illegal.

Analyze the role of ratification in binding principals to agents' agreements.

Grasp the legal requirements for providing notice of termination of an agency relationship.

Recognize the exceptions when principals can be held liable for the acts of independent contractors.

Understand the definitions and distinctions between various types of power of attorney.

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