Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The U.S. Supreme Court has clearly stated that there is First Amendment protection for newsgathering.
2. The wording of the Freedom of Information Act allows federal agencies significant flexibility in determining whether a record should be disclosed.
3. When invited by government officials to accompany them, journalists may enter private property without the content of the property owner or resident.
4. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling suggests that a journalist may legally broadcast an anonymously provided recording of a conversation even if the recording was obtained illegally.

1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True

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a. a group can replicate successes b. a group can see pitfalls before we fall too deeply into them c. a group can guarantee success in every small group transaction d. a group can analyze successes and strive to repeat them

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Tom was trying to decide between sending an e-mail or a physical memo to the members of the sales team to announce upcoming procedural changes. He chose e-mail because of the efficiency and timeliness with which it could be composed and distributed. Which of Weick's rules for processing equivocality is being applied?

A. duration B. effort C. personnel D. success

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