Top 5 Facts About the Media's Role in Society

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Provoke Public Debate

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ssims727 9 years ago

The media is also intended to spark public debate on issues, leading to greater deomcratic particapation in society for these issues. These can be humanitarian, political, domestic, international, etc.

Top 5 Facts About the Media's Role in Society

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Allow Political Pluralism

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ssims727 9 years ago

The media is also supposed to allow for a variety of political views/ideologies and allow the public to decide which to use when approaching an issue.

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To inform the public on what is going on

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ssims727 9 years ago

Informing the public on complex issuses and democratic choices while also clarifiying these issues and the information behind them.

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Uncover Abuses

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ssims727 9 years ago

The media is also intented to uncover abuses such as corruption, etc; which allow the public to democratically debate and decide on these abuses or issues that would have otherwise not been known to the public.

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Keep Politicans Attune to Public Opinion

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ssims727 9 years ago

The media is intended to allow politicians to better understand the issues that need to be addressed in their area; whether national or local. It does this while also giving politicians a platform to clarify and explain their political decisions and views.