Question

In what ways do the media play an important role for the society?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Relationships and Influence

Relationships and InfluenceAdvances in communication, largely through the internet, have improved community access to information. Therefore the media play an important role in society as a source of information, but also as a “watchdog” or scrutiniser.

Answer 2

Media play an important role in democracy in the following ways: They make the masses know about certain issues/problems. They propagate the policies and programmes of the government. They also criticise the unpopular policies and programmes of the government.