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How far do the sources support the conclusion that between 1896 and 1997 the press have been more concerned with profits and triviality than with providing serious information and comment about significant matters.  

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How far do the sources support the conclusion that between 1896 and 1997 the press have been more concerned with profits and triviality than with providing serious information and comment about significant matters Between 1896 and 1997 the British publics fascination with the press has lead to a very powerful and profitable oligopoly of organizations having to some extent a control over what the public sees and thinks, this control may have been either the result of the press being more interested with profits and trivial information than being more concerned with providing serious information on significant matters. The sources that show a serious matter trivialized are sources2, 4 and 5. All of these sources support the conclusion by showing important information trivialized but they are still providing serious information. Source2 covers the important matter of the general strike and its political effects shown by 'business as usual' although the source gives...

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