Why Is It a Problem for Democracy That Fewer People

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Multiple Choice

Why is it a problem for democracy that fewer people are getting their news from newspapers?

• A) Newspapers offer the most comprehensive political coverage.
• B) As newspapers are the least expensive form of news media, this means that only the wealthier part of the population is politically informed.
• C) With the rising numbers of immigrants, newspapers have traditionally been the only bilingual source, thus shutting out more and more participants from the political process.
• D) Newspapers have the greatest number of sources, so they have the most diverse outlook.
• E) Newspapers are the least corporate-owned news source, so they are the least biased.

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