(A) It is hard to uphold the principles of journalistic integrity in a place where every reporting assignment comes with a "brief" outlining the story's conclusion. -
way too generic. Besides, even though ET is seen as a propaganda machine, it could still be true that some news reports from ET (even if it provides a favorable stance for the government) could actually still be 100% true and uphold the principles of journalistic integrity. (B) All mass media firms have a pervasive bias in their interpretation and presentation of the news. -
a bit too extreme. Moreover, we cannot make such a broad conclusion based on one single instance (ET in this case)
(C) Any bias in the ET is hard to discern as it is presented in the form of journalistic query and would have a level of authenticity to it. -
It could still be true that bias from ET is flat out ''easily spotted'' and can wreck havoc among the Prenians. (D) ET is neither the first nor the only outlet that exists to serve the state rather than its citizens. -
I first thought that (D) was the right answer. But upon closer inspection, I realized that (D) is talking about the State of Prenia. Since the passage does not have any information that can support (D) as a conclusion, we must discard (D). (E) ET is expected to be the mouthpiece for the ruling political class and has to conform its reporting to the political agenda of Prenia. - The information provided to us in the passage supports (E) as a conclusion. Therefore,
(E) is the right answer choice.