[validity] Only valid for nations with state media
[option] "We could accommodate more alternative views," proposes @@RANDOMNAME@@, a talk show host, speaking with you on live television. "@@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ tend to view our state-approved programmes as blatant government propaganda. If we were to spice up our newspaper opinion columns and interviews with a greater variety of voices, then even the staunchest critics of state media won't be able say that we're biased any longer."
[effect] extremists and separatists are regularly invited to broadcast their divisive messages on national television
[option] "I think that it's a matter of trust," concedes the Head of the Department of Truth, while idly fudging a bunch of official figures. "We shouldn't cushion our people from the harsh truths of our nation, if that's what they truly want. Unlike what the national papers say, we don't actually have full employment or zero crime. We must release every single statistic being tracked in our country, and hope that our citizens can believe in us then."
[effect] the evening news completely consists of a reporter robotically reading off a lengthy spreadsheet
[option] "The only true solution is to force everyone to watch our shows," whispers the Minister of Internal Security, handing you a prototype screen. "We should install these modified televisions in every single household. They have built-in microphones and security cameras so that we can keep our citizens under constant surveillance. People who attempt to ignore state media by switching off their televisions will be identified, and taken away for a bit of re-education on how to be a proper citizen."
[effect] couch potatoes are considered to be model citizens
[option] "That would be a hideous waste of our limited resources!" objects the State Treasurer, throwing open your office doors. "If no one wants to view official media, then they don't have to. We should scrap the entire thing and let the public come up with their own sources of information and entertainment. The money we would save could be spent somewhere else, like on strengthening our military and funding law enforcement."
[effect] tabloids and sensationalist news are making a comeback following the fall of state media