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IELTS Reading inference Practice

候補者が市民と直接コミュニケーションをとることを可能にすることで、ソーシャルメディアは...の影響力を減少させました。

Question type: sentence completion · Difficulty: intermediate

  1. A. 少額の寄付者。
  2. B. 政党のリーダー。
  3. C. 国際的な監視員。
  4. D. 伝統的なメディアの門番。

Explanation Preview

Paragraph E states that traditionally, politicians relied on 'established media outlets... to act as gatekeepers'. It then contrasts this with the modern day where social media allows candidates to 'bypass the editorial filters of traditional journalism'. This means the influence of these traditional media gatekeepers has been reduced.

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