Standing “at arm’s length”

One of the traditions of U.S. journalism implied in the Constitution is that the mass media should report news and

A) be inexpensive enough for consumers to afford.. B) offer space so advertisers can reach their potential customers. C) provide politicians with a venue to speak uncensored to the citizenry. D) serve as a watchdog of government on behalf of the people.

English thinker John Miltonadvocated exposure to competing ideas as the best way to discover truth in a concept he termed the

A) information-persuasion dichotomy. B) marketplace of ideas. C) information revelation function. D) media market.