A newspaper publishes a series of articles on the human rights abuses of a minority group by a country’s government, leading to Congress passing a law that bans trade with that country. In this example, what role would the media be fulfilling?(1 point)

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A newspaper publishes a series of articles on the human rights abuses of a minority group by a country’s government, leading to Congress passing a law that bans trade with that country. In this example, what role would the media be fulfilling?(1 point)
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educator
educator

gatekeeper
gatekeeper

policy setting
policy setting

watchdog

GPT-4o mini · Answer

In this example, the media would be fulfilling the role of "watchdog." The media exposes human rights abuses and brings attention to them, which prompts government action (in this case, Congress passing a law). This aligns with the watchdog function of the media, which involves monitoring those in power and holding them accountable for their actions.