In surveys of British public opinion, journalists typically rank below politicians, lawyers and used-car salesmen as trustworthy characters. And yet we depend upon journalists to guide us through today's rapidly evolving, information-rich "media age". The Internet, digital television and technologies as yet unborn all promise to revolutionize how we learn about what's going on, in a world increasingly shaped by the forces of economic globalization. But there is surely no substitute for good-quality, probing journalism. After all, it is the great crusading craft. It is the great support of democracy. In every society, authority - whether government, corporate or pressure group - needs to be constantly and vigorously challenged by an independent press. In every society too, that challenge rarely comes from the right. Indeed, in theory at least, it should come from the campaigning liberal media.
The important point stressed in this passage is that ____.
the Internet will replace the press unless the pres improves its standards
the standard of journalism in Britain is particularly high
journalism has a very important duty to fulfill
the importance of the press is very often overestimated
there is no valid role left for the press in the media age
It is pointed out in the passage that in general, the British people ____.
do not have much faith in the press
are more influenced by what they see on the television than by what they read in the newspapers
are indifferent to the forces of economic globalization
prefer right-wing to left-wing journalism
equate journalism with democracy
The writer of this passage is clearly firmly convinced that the various news-providing technologies such as the internet and television ____.
are very liberal in their attitudes towards human behavior
will presently take over all the functions of the press
already present matters of global importance in a far more convincing manner than the press can
cannot serve the same purpose as an independent press
are being unfairly criticized by a great many journalists