Question #3. What does it mean when the media is referred to as the “fourth branch” ofgovernment? Is this function of the media more important than the other functionsmentioned in the text? Explain why or why not.Each branch of government has a role that is specific to them, and the media can beconsidered that invisible fourth branch in the political world. Politics and the media do have aninteresting relationship that has been established through man years. The media has played ahuge role in society by giving objective coverage of events, being able to facilitate public debateand also serving as the government watchdog some might say.Providing information about news and events is perhaps the most basic and mostimportant function of the media (Dautrich, Yalof, & Bejarano, 2020).Thanks to technology themedia is able to reach millions of people from all parts of the world at all hours of the day. Witha click or swipe from a computer or smartphones one can pull up an article, a live broadcast, orget constant notifications on anything they choose to want to be informed about. The NewsMedia serves a number of important political functions in the United States, operating through alarge and growing number of outlets (Dautrich, Yalof, & Bejarano, 2020). When impactfulevents occur, the media is able to capture political leaders' reactions and how they handle thosesituations. It has happened that some people considered that certain media outlets can be seen asbiased or one-sided, yet that can just be seen as a person's opinion. There are criticisms to how
