Question

Government help plz

what is the impact of a free and responsible press?

1) it helps the government to control public perception of its actions

2) it helps citizens hold their government accountable for its actions

3) it prevents journalists from spreading inaccurate information and ideas

4) it focuses the national spotlight on issues that are not very important

Answer 1

2) it helps citizens hold their government accountable for its actions

Step-by-step explanation:

This is very important because it requires the GOVERNMENT to be responsible for any mistakes and not the PEOPLE. This makes the government stand with honesty and integrity not the lies that they may come up with.

hope this helps, the questions can be taken differently so it took me a second to think about it.