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Pregunta 1

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READ CAREFULLY AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
Puntúa 100,00 The American Press Tradition
sobre 100,00

Adapted from: http://www.shmoop.com/history-american-journalism/summary.html

Americans hold few principles more rmly than our commitment to a free press. We protect it as critical to the operation
of our democratic political process, and we celebrate it as essential to the vitality of our free society.

Yet neither the full meaning of a free press nor the actual character of the press itself had fully matured at the time of the
nation's founding. America's newspapers in 1776 barely resembled those of today in either form or content, and the legal
understanding of the freedom owed to the press was just as poorly developed.
For example, in recent years both conservatives and liberals have argued that the "mainstream media" has lost its
objectivity and become biased toward the other side. But at the time of our nation's birth, all American newspapers were
highly partisan. They had no sense whatsoever that their primary responsibility ought to be simply to report the news, or
to provide a balanced and objective analysis of events. They believed it was their duty to engage fully, and without
apology, on one side or the other of the political disputes that surrounded them. 

The evolution of America's newspapers and the evolution of our legal understanding of their freedoms have occurred side
by side. But it has not been a simple, linear process. By the middle of the nineteenth century, America's newspapers shed
their partisan excess, but only by reaching out to the interests—often the vulgar interests—of the mass urban audience.
They traded partisanship for sensationalism, political a liation for the shallowness and indulgence of the tabloid. And
when the newspapers of the early twentieth century nally adopted a more sober, balanced tone, they were driven as
much by the demands of their business character and a liations as by their commitments to a more responsible form of
journalism.
Some might argue that we are only now getting it right—that America's newspapers and the protections they need are only
now reaching full maturity in American society. But if true, these developments are occurring just as American
newspapers confront their most serious challenge ever. The rise of the internet has destroyed traditional sources of
advertising revenue, forcing newspaper closures, staff reductions, and a mad scramble to gure out how the newspaper
as an institution can survive in the digital age. Some newspapers have embraced the challenge, while others have simply
shut down their presses—but if the history of the newspaper tells us anything, it is that while its form may change, the
market for the news will persist and a group of journalistic entrepreneurs will rise to make sure the public gets the kind of
news it wants to read.

Now, answer the questions:

1. What is the main topic of the text?  press freedom 

2. Both, conservatives and liberals say that press nowadays is  biased 

3. What is the real responsibility of press?  both options are correct 

4. Newspapers are threaten by the  internet  .

5. Some newspapers have had to  close  their doors because of the digital media rise.

Decide if each statement is true, false or not mentioned.

1. The evolution of Amercica's newspapers is a linear process.  False 

2. One of the most important commitments of America is the free press.  True 

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3. Nowadays, newspapers confrnt their most serious challenge ever.  True 

4. Newspapers won't survive the digital age.  Not mentioned 

5. The market of the news will persist.  True 

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