Why is it a problem for democracy that fewer people are getting their news from newspapers?
A) Newspapers offer the most comprehensive political coverage.
B) As newspapers are the least expensive form of news media, this means that only the wealthier part of the population is politically informed.
C) With the rising numbers of immigrants, newspapers have traditionally been the only bilingual source, thus shutting out more and more participants from the political process.
D) Newspapers have the greatest number of sources, so they have the most diverse outlook.
E) Newspapers are the least corporate-owned news source, so they are the least biased.
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