A 2008 Study of Online Users Revealed That Those Who

question 17

Multiple Choice

A 2008 study of online users revealed that those who are hungry for information are MOST likely to

• A)spend more time blogging their own opinions than informing themselves.
• B)ignore the web pages of traditional media giants altogether.
• C)seek sites that challenge their point of view.
• D)look for entertainment online and for news through television and print media.
• E)browse sites that match their views.

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Frantz Fanon

A psychiatrist and political philosopher from the French colony of Martinique who wrote extensively on the psychopathology of colonization and the human, social, and cultural consequences of decolonization.

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