F‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍or some perspective on the question, consider this short PBS NewsHour interview of former Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron by host Judy Woodruff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1YTFL1y7YQ and this view from the Shorenstein Center: https://www.‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍youtube.com/watch?v=2t0VnnUKu0c Activity: Answer the question below. What do you think: Are the news media doing the job that the U.S. needs to support its democratic form of governance? How do you see the field of U.S. journalism evolving to meet these needs‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍?