Wild Card Paper
What Role Does the Media Play in Politics? Over time, the internet has created many websites and channels that provide public communication that is essential to the news and politics. Of course, we know that the media's initial role is to report any type of news in many different forms, but what role does the media play in politics? Media, including social media, has given political parties and the topic of politics the tools to enhance their numbers in views. The media has become an essential enabler for all political parties and politics for new and old generations. The four functions of media which are to inform, to persuade, to entertain, and to transmit culture align perfectly when it comes to political topics and debates being in the spotlight of the media. We receive free press from the media,...