Final answer:
It's challenging to determine which word helps understand the word 'breaks' without additional context. 'Objective news' or the reference to 'new information' in regulation from the options provided may serve as contextual clues, but the passage does not directly define 'breaks'.
Step-by-step explanation:
To understand which word from the passage helps the reader understand the word "breaks", contextual clues within the passage must be considered. In terms of creating a cohesive flow in writing, the 'old-before-new' approach is often utilized, where familiar information is presented before new concepts. Applying this principle to the choices provided and looking for a word that indicates a transition or division (break) between old and new information, 'objective news' (3) seems the most related, although it's challenging to discern without additional context
However, if 'breaks' refers to the interruption or discontinuity in the consumption of news, then the shift described in sentence from option 4, where the text talks about the increase of the regulatory powers of the Federal Reserve Bank as 'new information', might be implying a 'break' in policy or regulation, thereby giving us a context clue for 'breaks'.
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