COM 100 Lecture 3: COMM GLOBAL AGE CHAPTER 3

• School: Elon University
• Department: Communications
• Course: COM 100
• Professor: Vanessa Bravo

Document Summary

Functions of the press in a democratic society. watchdog function of the press (print-> online-> hard news in any format: tv shows, news websites, etc. ) To keep the government, politicians and corporations on the right track. To inform, in general, about local, national, and international news. To bring specialized knowledge to the public (medical, scientific, for example); To shape cultural trends (through news of music, films, books, etc. To offer different or contrasting points of view about certain topics; To provide advice on all sorts of issues (for instance, how-to stories); Back to the watchdog function of the press It is one of the classic lessons of good quality investigative journalism in the u. s. history. For the first time, a journalistic investigation forced a u. s. president to resign. Challenges newspapers (written news) are facing today. Failure to attract classified ads or ads in general. Why pay for a classified ad if there is craigslist, monster. com, ebay, or amazon.