Video: The Media and Democracy

This video discusses how the media can impact our political process. Watch it and consider the questions below.

Discussion Questions

  1. Question

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    The U.S. media system has existed mostly under a commercial system (as opposed to, for example, a government-controlled system). In what ways might that have been good and bad for democracy? What might that mean for the future of media and democracy?

  2. Question

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    If you had to pick the "most democratic" medium (print/newspapers, radio, television, satellite television, the Internet), which would it be and why? Which would be the least democratic and why?