請回答下列第26題至第30題 The mass media are a powerful influence on most people. News media and journalism outlets influence public opinion and democracy itself so their reach and power is not to be ＿＿（26）＿＿ lightly. The press has responsibilities to the public interest. Good journalism is good for democracy, but unfortunately the most popular news feeds in most Western countries have ＿＿（27）＿＿ poor-quality sensationalism, which is affecting democracy and undermining society. The worst culprit of the last few decades has been the Murdoch empire’s outputs, complete ＿＿（28）＿＿ secret political deals that have made and broken entire governments. One of the UK government’s former chief scientific advisers, Sir David King, pointed out that “the threat of terrorism is likely to be far less significant than climate change” but that climate change is too complicated and doesn’t sell well, ＿＿（29）＿＿ terrorism “fits the requirements of our news culture perfectly.” The result is a populace that don’t understand the risks facing them. Sensationalism, drama, ＿＿（30）＿＿ argumentation and a concentration on frivolity make it hard to appreciate the complexities of the world. The effect is not merely to mislead its readers about the state of the world but to distort the whole political process.