If a News Story Reports on a Controversy in Which

Multiple Choice

If a news story reports on a controversy in which one person has made accusations against another, the reporter should

A) include the response of the accused party in the same story
B) write a separate story for the same day's paper on the accused person's response
C) write a separate story for the next day on the accused person's response
D) identify the accused person in only the most general terms to avoid a libel suit