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Thomas Edison initially expected his new phonograph to be used as a kind of telephone answering machine.

According to the textbook, which of the following technological advances have contributed to the rise of media convergence?

The computer was the first electronic medium.

In the 1920s, CBS operated two radio networks, CBS-Red and CBS-Blue.

History suggests that objective reporting grew out of an opportunity to mass-market news that would not offend particular groups.

The most common type of public relations is done in-house by individual companies and organizations.

Which of the following statements about colonial American magazines is true?

Streaming music is quickly becoming the format of choice. We are shifting from ownership of music to access to music.

Modern artists such as Aldous Huxley (Brave New World) and Charlie Chaplin (Modern Times) predicted a future in which technology would lead to less oppression and more individual freedom.

The aim of early radio networks such as CBS and NBC was to serve the public interest.