Essay
Part II
Answer one of the following questions in essay format. Answers should be 2-3 pages (12-point font, standard margins, double spaced). You must use citations from the course materials. This includes citing at least two required course readings in-text properly WITH page numbers. You are not required to cite outside materials, but you may if it will advance your argument. This question is worth 70 points.
The news media has three broad roles in American democracy, how does the decline of local news and the growing prevalence of “news deserts” affect the news media’s ability to properly perform EACH of those three roles?