The top management of an organization called all the departmental heads for a meeting to discuss the strategies the company could adopt to stabilize its market value during a recession. After the meeting, the departmental heads informed the employees that they needed to work for an extra hour each day and that all other perks would be limited. However, the heads held back the information that the top management had also decided to downsize the workforce if conditions did not stabilize. In this scenario, the departmental heads represent the
A) primary audience.
B) watchdog audience.
C) secondary audience.
D) gatekeepers.
E) watchkeepers.

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The departmental heads act as gatekeepers because they control the flow of information from the top management to the employees, deciding what information to pass on and what to withhold.

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