Many newspapers have cut the scope of their coverage because
a. fewer reporters are interested in covering news and politics.
b. the government has become less accessible, causing reporting to become more and more difficult.
c. there is less public interest in news and politics.
d. they are losing readers to scholarly magazines.
e. they have lost much of their revenue from advertisers to online competitors.
ANS: E
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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A. provide information, investigate and interpret public policy, serve as a public forum B. provide information, shape perception, link elected representatives and their constituents C. shape perception, investigate and interpret public policy, link representatives and their constituents D. link elected representatives and their constituents, provide information, serve as a public forum
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A) effect check. B) manipulation check. C) operational check. D) outcome check.
Frustrated with the current state of American democracy, many Americans support
A) more frequent elections to make elected officials more accountable. B) limits on the number of terms elected officials may serve. C) allowing elected representatives to be impeached. D) streamlining the recall election process so that unpopular officials could be removed before their terms expire. E) reducing the power of elected officials and turning more power over to professional government "technocrats."