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Assignment Two

“How Newspapers Control the Public’s Access to

Information and Impact American

Pop Culture”

https://resources.saylor.org/wwwresources/archived/site/textbooks/Understanding%20Media%20and%20Culture.pdf

(p. 169-172, Newspapers)

Newspapers have long been criticized for the way stories are presented, yet newspapers continue to print—and readers continue to buy them. They have been accused of choosing which articles to print based on personal financial gain and loyalty to advertisers and shareholders. Do you think that newspapers and their reporters today work on our behalf, perform a “watchdog journalism” function or are simply agenda setters – controlling what we get for information? Support your position.