Functions+of+the+Media

=Surveillance=

Surveillance is crucial in the media. People are informed and aware of the surroundings.

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=Interpretation=

Information is useless until it is interpreted and in relation to what we know. Everyone helps with interpreting certain events, news and our surrounding.

=To Teach=

Media generates ideas by giving humans the option to negotiate, reject or accept what the media shows or says. Media is another outlet of education there are many educational programs and at the same time there is a lot of junk as well. It is up to you to understand and research what the media portrays. For we all know the old saying: //do not always believe what you see or what you hear//.

=Value Transmission=

Passing ideas from generation to generation is a main function of culture. Ideas are kept and preserved.

=Entertainment=

Media is there to entertain. People spend an enormous amount of time watching movies, listening to music, watching television and surfing the Internet.

=Sources=

LaRose and Straubhaar (2004). //Media Now. Understanding Media, Culture and Technology.// Fourth Edition. Thomson Learning