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Question 1.
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One possible role for the media in democracy is that of over government. 

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The Amendment to the Constitution helps ensure that the media can expose officials' wrongdoing without fear of censorship or prosecution. 

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Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World and William Randolph Hearst, the strong-willed publisher of the New York Journal, combined sensationalism and political crusades to create a style of reporting called . 

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, such as the Associated Press, are the largest news sources for both newspapers and television 

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Concentration of the media has been . 

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Under the informal rules of journalism, explicit interpretations by journalists are avoided, except for "commentary" or "editorials." 

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Few subjects generate more conflict and disagreement than the question of whether the mass media in the United States are in a liberal or a conservative direction. 

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The experts and commentators featured in the media are often ex-officials. They are usually in with the political currents of the day. 

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One of the most dramatic changes that has occurred in the news is the insertion of entertainment values into political reporting and news presentation, called . 

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An example of the effects of the media would be that the topics that get the most coverage in the media are the same ones that most people say are the "most important problems" facing the country. 

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of stories affects how people think about problems or political issues. 

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One political science study found that changes in collective public opinion could be predicted fairly accurately by what sorts of stories were on the network television news between one opinion survey and the next. This is an example of how the media can affect people's . 

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For many years, the of 1949 required that licensees present contrasting viewpoints on any controversial issue of public importance that was discussed. 

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The provision of the 1934 Communications Act required that, except for news programs, stations that granted (or sold) air time to any one candidate for public office had to grant (or sell) other candidates equal time. 

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