Which of the following is not true of The Associated Press?

a. It was the country’s first cooperative newsgathering association.
b. It was founded overseas by six international news organizations.
c. It is today the nation’s primary news service.
d. Its major early competitor was The United Press.

ANSWER: b

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To express your ideas so that the intended message is accurately understood by the audience is known as speaking with

a. simplification. b. audience analysis. c. clarity. d. precision.

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The Supreme Court’s Sony v. Universal City Studios decision held that home video taping is:

a) always a fair use; b) always a copyright infringement; c) an infringement unless you erase the tapes within 48 hours; d) a fair use if you engage in “time-shifting,” that is, you watch the taped programs later and make no commercial use of the tapes; e) the Supreme Court did not address home video taping in this case.

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