Incomplete question. Here are the options;
a. Media intrusions into people's privacy threaten individual liberties.
b. An aggressive media serves as a check on the government's power.
c. Citizens need access to reliable news sources in order to be well informed.
d. Government ownership of news sources threatens freedom and democracy.
Answer:
<u>b. An aggressive media serves as a check on the government's power.</u>
<u>Explanation:</u>
We need to remember that the parties involved in this case are a media organization (New York Times) and the United States (New York Times v. the United States 1971).
By referring to the First Amendment the court sought to establish that freedom of speech should be respected in the country, thus, even an aggressive media such as the New York Times was acting as a check on the government's power, and that their actions were protected by the law.
