This assessment task evaluates the impact of the media on democratic governance in Australia. You are tasked with assessing how the role of media has positively and negatively influenced democratic governance in Australia. This exercise aims to develop your analytical skills and deepen your understanding of the ongoing influences on Australian law's development in various contexts. While it enables you to apply a basic understanding of the jurisprudential concepts of law, ethics, and values upon which the Western idea of law is founded, the question requires you to demonstrate autonomy and responsibility in locating quality legal resources, both primary and secondary, and analyze abstract legal issues to communicate and construct a persuasive legal argument.

Essay Task/Question:

Examine the impact (both positive and negative) of the media on democratic governance in Australia.