________ means the writer was aware that the statement was false, but still published it

a) Actual malice
b) Qualified privilege
c) False light
d) Social tort

ANS: a

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a. blatant authoritarianism. b. alternate forms of culture and innovative media uses. c. hegemonic culture. d. locally-based culture.

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Victoria, a project manager at Whiskers Inc, attends a meeting called by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company. After the meeting, she personally approaches the CEO and tells him "The presentation was good, but it was so fast that I was unable to follow all the slides while taking notes." In this scenario, Victoria provided the CEO of the company with a _____

A) ?structure critique statement B) ?constructive critique statement C) ?vague critique comment D) ?nonverbal critique gesture

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