Media's role as watchdog

The social media's role as watchdog is clearly shown in the article below. It is the extensive, hence influential reach of the social media that forces powerful organizations like the govt and MNCs to take immediate actions on urgent issues and at the same time, prevent them from attempting to do a cover-up that could be harmful to the people. A cover-up that denies or withholds information on the spread of the bird flu to the people may lead to a threat to their lives. It is only when people are informed of the threat that they can be more alert and take extra precautions. To keep people in the dark is tantamount to murder! The govt's defense would be that it wants to prevent an outbreak of panic that could make it harder for the govt to bring the bird flu situation under control.

Sample Qn:
'Governments should not interfere with the right of the people to express themselves freely on the internet.' Do you agree?

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