The Media in Western Democracies

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This paper examines the complex relationship that exists between the media and the government in modern democratic societies. Specifically, the paper draws on the three examples of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The paper examines the question of whether or not the media can be employed as an effective check against abuses of government power. The author concludes that this is not possible.

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"What is the role that the media plays in keeping governments, especially democracies, free from corruption and oppression? Presumably, a free press is an integral and inseparable part of any democratic society. Many critics, both in and out of the government, believe that the role of responsible journalism is to expose government corruption, graft, and the like all the while reporting what is being done to eliminate such blemishes on modern democracies. The media, it is felt, should be a powerful force for cleaning up the government."

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