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The political watch-dog function

Journalists are charged with monitoring the activities of the government

The entertainment function

Ex) sports

The social function

News papers and broadcast news provides Americans with topics to talk about

The economic function

Advertising carried in the media helps to stimulate the economy and provide consumers with information about available products and services

The record keeping function

Through the records kept by the media we know who is born, gets married, gets divorced, dies, who won the game, etc.