(1) the conflict over secrecy between the federal government and journalists arises from the different roles they play in society. (2) the government has the job of conducting foreign policy. (3) to do so effectively, government officials sometimes prefer to distort or withhold information. (4) journalists, however, see their role as digging up and giving information to the public. (5) if they always sought government permission before publishing information, they would be able to print or broadcast only what the government wanted to appear in the media. the main pattern of organization of the selection is? a. time order.  b. list of items.  c. comparison and/or contrast.