Ideally, in Providing Context and Commentary on Political Events, the Competing

Ideally, in providing context and commentary on political events, the competing news outlets play a vital role in the democratic process by

A) facilitating and advocating public debate of the issues, thus increasing voter awareness.
B) calming public furor over certain events.
C) advocating for the government's favor.
D) fulfilling the government's needs.
E) choosing and advocating for one particular side of an argument.