For a newspaper to be found guilty of libeling a public official, the accused party must
A) prove beyond reasonable doubt that what was printed was damaging, even if it was printed accidentally.
B) sue the reporter who wrote the story and not the newspaper that published it.
C) sue the newspaper that published the story and not the reporter who wrote it.
D) provide clear and convincing evidence that it was printed maliciously.
E) establish that what was printed could have been interpreted in more than one manner.
D
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A. involves the interaction of political institutions and patterns of behavior B. sets of political objects or concepts that are theoretically related to each other in an analytic way C. the patterns of interactions between and among individuals and groups in a society D. involves the cognitions, feelings, and evaluations of the citizens of a nation
Which statement about parastatals in Nigeria is INCORRECT? a. Parastatals refer only to industries indirectly owned and managed by the state
b. Nigeria began to establish parastatals in the 1970s. c. Nigeria began to divest itself of its parastatals as part of its structural adjustment program. d. Although the government has sold off many of its parastatals, the state remains the country's biggest employer and the most important source of revenue. e. One reason parastatals were established was to accelerate economic development in Nigeria.