This depends on the system, the kind of information they need, etc...
In the most democratic countries, government sites might prove most reliable. In other, independent journalists might be better. In a way, it's almost impossible to be sure your information isn't biased.... the best is if you know who wrote it and what their agenda is: if they news is left-wing and what they report is not very left-wing, then it's perhaps reliable.
The policy established by Mikhail Gorbachev was called glasnost and it can best be described as the policy of open discussion of political and social issues, which resulted in changes to the Soviet political structure. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the second option.
So the answer to this question is B
B. a fiefdom.
A fiefdom was land granted to vassals and knights.
