Your Turn
Which of the following issues do you think needs more or continued coverage by the media?

  • The US response to the Sept. 12, 2012, attack on the US Embassy in Benghazi, Libya.
  • The IRS targeting of conservative groups.
  • The US Justice Department’s investigations and targeting of the Associated Press, reporters and whistleblowers.
  • The ongoing economic slump in the United States.
  • None of these.

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