Identify the true and false statements about the relationship between media and politics.
- The 2016 presidential election year started with most Americans—about three-quarters of both Republicans and Democrats alike—believing in the media’s role as a "watchdog" for political leaders.
- As much as the power of the media has transformed politics, the reverse is also true.
- The media have been referred to as the "Third Estate.
- By the end of 2018, 38 percent of Democrats, compared to just 82 percent of Republicans, supported the idea of the media as political watchdog.