Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Newspapers and magazines can keep sensationalistic stories out of the news by refusing to cover them.
2. Reporters covering the Sago Mine disaster ran into trouble in part because they were not careful enough in finding out who was providing information to them.
3. Having a code of ethics will protect the news organization from charges of misconduct.
4. The Advertising Council was formed during World War II in response to charges of unethical advertising behavior.
5. Major advertisers pulled their sponsorship of Rush Limbaugh’s radio show after he called a law student and birth control advocate a “slut” over the air.

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

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