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Suppose the U.S. government increases government spending while leaving tax revenues unchanged, worsening the budget deficit. What would be the effect of these changes on the U.S. balance of payments?

What does N. Katherine Hayles mean by the term embodied virtuality?

Castells’ idea of mass self-communication reflects the centralized, market, media-produced environment of social media. 

What is “absent presence”?

Which of the following best distinguishes framing and agenda setting in media theory?

According to Gane and Beer, the “structural vision [or concept] of interactivity” explains how:

When someone enters a state of flow, they are at optimal peak performance. 

Xavier has the Apple Vision Pro and has been experimenting with projecting different virtual environments in his living room while wearing the immersive headset. When he projected a video of a rain forest, the sights and sounds enveloped his senses and he felt a strong feeling of _______ presence. Which type of presence best describes Xavier’s feeling of being transported to the rain forest?

Organizations utilizing a strategic communication plan should think about the ways they can use the platforms they own or have direct control over, such as their website and blog. For example, the central place for much of Nike’s communication is at Nike.com. This represents which of the following levels of the Social Media Framework period?

According to the hyperpersonal model, the exaggerated impressions formed in CMC can lead to: