作者从现实需要和事实证明两方面来驳斥原文观点，这一手法不妨借鉴。必须补充的是，作者运用的“First, … second…”这样的分层次分析使得结构鲜明，表意清晰也是值得学习的。
On balance, then, the speaker's claim is not defensible. In the final analysis the media serves its proper function by merely providing what we in a free society demand. Thus any argument about how the media should or should not behave——regardless of its merits from a normative standpoint begs the question.
最后一段照例总结，还可以。
得分：从语言的复杂度和内容的深刻度，=5分!
