IELTS reading inference Practice
By allowing candidates to communicate directly with citizens, social media has reduced the influence of...
Question type: sentence completion · Difficulty: intermediate
- A. small-dollar donors.
- B. political party leaders.
- C. international observers.
- D. traditional media gatekeepers.
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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.