Examine the impact made by democracy on the arts and media in two states, each from a different region.

The question requires that candidates consider the interrelationship between democracy and the arts and media in two states. The two states must be from different regions but the issues discussed may or may not have occurred at the same time. Long-term effects may extend (briefly) beyond 2000, but these must be clearly linked to events from within the timeframe. A comparative approach may or may not be used. Candidates may refer to freedom of speech and expression, changes in visual arts (such as painting, sculpture, photography and architecture and design) and/or focus on literature, theatre, music, dance, cinema, radio, television, newspapers and magazines/journals. References may also be drawn between democracy and freedom of cultural expression, funding of cultural endeavours and the use of cultural propaganda. While other relevant interrelationships may be considered—to provide context to, or commentary on, the significance of the impact of democracy on the arts and media—the bulk of the response will remain on that raised in the question.