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The journalistic value of ______ represents a nostalgia for the old-fashioned rural community.

A) ethnocentrism
B) altruistic democracy
C) moderatism
D) small-town pastoralism

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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What national newspaper suspended its paper edition and became a Web-only publication?

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The journalistic value of ______ represents the idea open competition among businesses will create a better and more prosperous world.

Because of their strong online presence,both the New York Times and the Washington Post can be considered national newspapers.

In a brief essay,explain why the New York Times coverage (or lack of coverage)of the Flint,Michigan,water crisis was controversial.

Politically liberal and conservative people in the United States tend to get their news from the same sources.

Which paper is regarded as the first of the penny papers?

The journalistic value of ______ represents the idea that your own country and culture are better than all others.

What newspaper was known as the "gray lady?"

According to Professor Jay Rosen,when journalists adopt a neutral style of reporting that gives equal emphasis to two sides of an issue when one side is objectively false,this is known as ______.

The first English-language papers were published in Amsterdam starting in which of the following years?

Newspapers are in the process of moving from being products to being brands.

Why is it difficult to compare the circulation of USA Today to other major newspapers?

In 2017,the Disney Corporation entered into a battle with the Los Angeles Times over the Times' coverage of the company's business relationships with the city of Anaheim,California.In a brief essay,explain how Disney attempted to retaliate against the LA Times and how the conflict was eventually resolved.

Gay newspapers suffered circulation and advertising losses in the late 2000s because gay culture was becoming more mainstream.

Until the 1960s,newscasts offered by the networks were only 15 min long.

Which of the following events helped bring CNN to prominence?

Herbert Gans,in his study "Deciding What's News," found that the media was profoundly biased in favor of big business and the evidence of this could be found in most news stories.

Joseph Pulitzer wanted his paper,the New York World,to appeal to women for which of the following reasons?

The stories about contaminated water in Flint,Michigan included reports of ______.