Chapter 20.Civics Media and Democracy. Keywords Accountability : taking responsibility for one's action/ decisions. Gagging : to prevent someone from expressing/ speaking freely. Infantacide : death of infants/children too young. Public preciption : the way general people think about some issue. Transparancy : Visible to all or not hiding the facts. Unbiased : not favouring someone/ not being unfair. Watchdog : the one who makes sure that people in authority do not misuse their power. Something to know A. Tick the correct option. 1. Paper was invented by the (a) Indians{ } (b) Japanese{ } (c) Chinese { ✓} (d) Greeks{ } 2. The right to information has promoted- (a) impartial { } (b) accountability {✓} (c) dependence { } (d) indiscipline { } 3. Information provided by media should not be- (a) impartial { } (b) balanced { } (c) biased {✓} ...