Topic: Profit and Responsibility in the Media There are two major driving forces for the Mainstream News Media:

Topic: Profit and Responsibility in the Media

There are two major driving forces for the Mainstream News Media: the professional responsibility of informing the public, and the marketing objective of being profitable. Must they choose one of these goals and abandon the other? Or is there a way for them to achieve both goals?

In other words, do mainstream media companies exist just to make money or do they have a responsibility to keep society informed? These are the questions you'll have to discuss. The essay should show you have understood relevant points covered in this course.

General Instructions:

Length:

1,000 -

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