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Which of the following is an example of a news or press embargo?
  1. Media outlets pay a source for incriminating photos of a government official.
  2. Media outlets that are made aware of a reporter being kidnapped while on assignment do not publish the information to avoid inflaming the situation.
  3. Media outlets are informed of news related to the stock market on the condition that they never publish the news.
  4. Media outlets publish top secret government information.
Explanation
Answer: B - A news or press embargo occurs when sensitive information is revealed to a member or multiple members of the press as long as they are willing to agree to certain terms regarding their eventual release of the information, such as keeping information about a reporter's kidnapping unpublished until the dispute has been resolved so that public response to the information does not inflame the situation. Events of this nature have become increasingly common in the 2000s and 2010s and have resulted in media embargoes that lasted for months at a time. Once the kidnapping is resolved, the journalists who were aware of the situation may finally publish their account of the story.
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