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[4] The faulty journalism resulted from ‡š…‡••‹˜‡ •’‡‡† ƒ†…‘’‡–‹–‹‘ǡ…‘„‹‡† ™‹–Š ‘˜‡”…‘ϐ‹†‡…‡ ‹ ‡š’‡”–• ƒ† ’‘ŽŽ•Ǥ Š‡ †‡•‹”‡ –‘ „‡ ϐ‹”•–ǡ…‘„‹‡† ™‹–Š –Š‡ ‰‘ƒŽ ‘ˆ ‘ˆˆ‡”‹‰ ˜‹‡™‡”• —‹“—‡ ‹•‹‰Š–•ǡ Ž‡† –Š‡ ‡–™‘”• –‘ ƒ‡ —™‹•‡ calls based on sketchy and sometimes mistaken and erroneous information. [5] [1] Ultimately, the business imperative to ™‹ Š‹‰Š ”ƒ–‹‰• –‘‘ ’”‹‘”‹–›Ǥ 7 [2] Ratings (that is, the size of the audience) determine the price of commercials. [3] Better ratings mean that ‡–™‘”•…ƒ…Šƒ”‰‡ ƒ†˜‡”–‹•‡”• Š‹‰Š‡” ’”‹…‡• for commercial time. 8 [4] The revenue from …‘‡”…‹ƒŽ• †‡–‡”‹‡• –Š‡ „‘––‘ǦŽ‹‡ ’”‘ϐ‹–• ‘ˆ –Š‡…‘”’‘”ƒ–‹‘• –Šƒ– ‘™ –Š‡ ‡–™‘”Ǥ 6 6 [5] What results being ƒ •’‡‡† –”ƒ’ ‹ ™Š‹…Š ƒŽŽ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‡–™‘”• ƒ”‡ †‘‹‰ –Š‡‹”…‘’Ž‹…ƒ–‡† calculations under maximum competitive pressure in minimum time, usually making their projections ‹—–‡• ƒ’ƒ”–Ǥ ȏ͸Ȑ Š‡ †‡•‹”‡ ˆ‘” Š‹‰Š ”ƒ–‹‰•ǡ …‘„‹‡† ™‹–Š –Š‡…‘’‡–‹–‹˜‡ ’”‡••—”‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ business, overrode journalistic standards. 10 9

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F. time, and the G. time and the H. time, the J. time and, the 9. A. NO CHANGE Ǥ Šƒ– ”‡•—Ž–• ™‡”‡ C. Results are D. What results is

10. ƒ”ƒ‰”ƒ’Š ͷ ™‘—Ž† „‡ ‘•– ‡ˆˆ‡…–‹˜‡Ž› ’Žƒ…‡† Ǥ ™Š‡”‡ ‹– ‹• ‘™Ǥ Ǥ ƒˆ–‡” –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– ’ƒ”ƒ‰”ƒ’ŠǤ H. after the second paragraph. J. after the third paragraph.