what term describes critiques against the government or the monarchy that damage the
government or monarchy's reputation?
a. seditious libel
b. hot and cold media
c. mass communication
d. prior restraint

The term the describes critiques against the government or the monarchy that damage the  government or monarchy's reputation is;

a. seditious libel

Explanation:

A seditious libel is a kind of conduct or speech that was deemed illegal by the governing authority. A seditious libel was seen as an offense against the government or the monarch depending on the power structure of that time. It was often in a permanent form such as a written form. The authorities used the seditious libel to punish those who they found guilty. An example is the seditious act of 1798 that made it a crime to go against the authorities in form of speeches or in writing.

Hot media is a form of communication between the artist and the audience in which the audience is spoon fed, thus little attention is needed for interaction while cold media tends to require a lot of attention on the part of the audience to better understand the artist.

Mass communication can be defined as the distribution of information to a large group of people.

Prior restraint can be described as a prohibition against certain forms of expression.

i might look it up later.