@Doubtful,
Quote:Is the article before United States no longer necessary?
In an abstract, in titles, articles like 'a/an' & 'the' are often dropped.
Quote:while in United States, media is independent of politics (of political powers).
That simply is not true, D. Sure for all the fluff stories, movie star ****, etc, the media is independent but for serious stuff, the media relies on the government to provide the overall framework and limits.