Government help plz what is the impact of a free and responsible press?

1) it helps the government to control public perception of its actions

2) it helps citizens hold their government accountable for its actions

3) it prevents journalists from spreading inaccurate information and ideas

4) it focuses the national spotlight on issues that are not very important

2) it helps citizens hold their government accountable for its actions

Explanation:

This is very important because it requires the GOVERNMENT to be responsible for any mistakes and not the PEOPLE.  This makes the government stand with honesty and integrity not the lies that they may come up with.

hope this helps, the questions can be taken  differently so it took me a second to think about it.

i think it was because of how protected egyptian civilization was was which allowed them to evolve without much outside influence.