Following the 2003 iraq war, the new york times, and the washington post apologized to the american public for not being critical enough of president george w. bush's foreign policy. these media organizations acknowledged that they had failed to fulfill one of their obligations. which of the following roles did these organizations fail to fulfill?

serving as a watchdog of the government

Explanation:

From the options of this question, it can be clearly seen that all the options define roles played by the press in the society. However, the role of the mass media and press in democracy is to evaluate the government, and this includes policies, decisions and actions. It is the role of the press to monitor the actions of the government and praise it if it is in line with ethics and other measures, or condemn it if it goes against ethical or moral standards. The New York Times and the Washington Post apologized for not serving as a watchdog of the government as the case may be.

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the crusaders are identified in the painting;

c. by the red crosses on their backs