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Which important precaution should a journalist practice before publishing a news article? A. Find an interesting story. B. Write entertaining articles. C. Verify information. D. Provide evidence of the information.

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i think its C but if i'm wrong please dont hate me! thats just what it looks based off of the key words "before publishing"

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Answer:

C is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Before publishing a news article, a journalist should verify the information with different sources and also he should contrast them in order to get a bigger picture of the given scenario. Options A and B are very similar since both of them talk, in one way or another, about entertainment or interesting stories. Even these parameters are important, they should not be put before verifying the information, because it wouldn't matter how interesting the story is if it is factually incorrect. Finally, providing evidence of the information is also important, but it is usually done in other steps of the process of publication -not before writing (perhaps when the article is being edited or after it comes out).

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