Based on current understandings of the First Amendment, which of the following statements regarding government regulation of the media is LEAST accurate?
A. The government is rarely authorized to prevent the publication of material that it does not want exposed.
B. The courts may allow the government to bar the publication of materials if the information contained therein poses a threat to national security.
C. Because the livelihood of public officials depends heavily on their reputations, courts have made it easy for them to successfully sue print media for libel.
D. Having declared the airwaves on which television and radio broadcast public property, the government has more control over those media than it does over others.
E. Although the government limits the number of media outlets that a single entity can own, these limitations have been lessened in recent years.
Answer: C
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