nveniently illustrated by the analogy he provides, comparing the absence of reporters at government meetings to a teacher leaving seventh graders unsupervised. This analogy effectively captures the potential chaos and lack of accountability that can ensue when the media, particularly community newspapers, are not present to oversee government actions. By using this comparison, the author underscores the essential role that local newspapers play in maintaining oversight and accountability in governance, making the claim about their importance both relatable and believable to the reader.
Use the passage to answer the question.
What reason does the author give to convince the reader that their claim is believable?
"Community Newspaper Under Siege"
by Tim Grobaty
To add to the woes is the fact that many politicians see the media as overzealous watchdogs. And they’re right to think so; their fear is warranted, because that’s what the small newspapers do so well: Keep a steady eye on the opportunistic city government, the shady school board, the double-dipping water commissioner. And there’s a direct relationship between a town’s size and its paper: The smaller the city, the more important its paper is to the community.
In his eloquent (and, of course funny) piece on the importance of community papers, John Oliver said, “Not having reporters at government meetings is like a teacher leaving her room of seventh graders to supervise themselves.”
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John Oliver’s assertion about the relationship between the media and the government is co
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