With terror threats looming over us, and an economy still unstable, we look to mass media for up to the minute news and an in-depth look into situation of grave concerns. Most of the time we think of mass media as a form of entertainment, but we must know that the main role of mass media is to act as the fourth estate. Most people decide which medium to use based on convenience and/or …showed first 75 words of 1361 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1361 total…O'clock news reported that Daniel was the owner of the house, but then in the 6 O'clock news reported that he rented the house. Television news also didn't go in to much detail at 11 O'clock and over all lacked the in-depth analysis compared to the newspaper. For example, Television only briefly described the charges that were field and the how the fire was started. The newspaper gave a full account of the charges and the incident.