How can a free press hold the government accountable?

Responses
1. Hosting opinion panels
2. Offering prior restraint
3. Accessing classified information
4. Summarizing government actions

5. Conducting investigative journalism

6. Fact-checking government statements
7. Holding interviews and press conferences with government officials
8. Reporting on government policies and their impact on society
9. Publishing editorial pieces and op-eds that critique government actions
10. Engaging in watchdog journalism to monitor government activities and expose any wrongdoing or corruption.