what are the primary roles of media delivering news to the public

2 answers

It should be to deliver straight facts, unbiased news.

Unfortunately, some media seem to think their role is to entertain the public, gather the most listeners/readers/viewers, and thus make the most money from advertising.
In the Week Four Toolwire® Learnscape, you craft an introductory paragraph for a speech Sen. Johnson is giving on the effect of the Internet on politics. After scanning the websites you are given, how comfortable are you with the credibility of the information you found on the Internet? What, if anything, makes you uncomfortable about the credibility of these sources? Why?