what is the purpose of news ?

News is important for a number of reasons within a society. Mainly to inform the public about events that are around them and may affect them. Often news is for entertainment purposes too; to provide a distraction of information about other places people are unable to get to or have little influence over.

• information 
• persuasion
• entertainment
• profit
• educate

Genre

1. business
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3. politics
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5. tech
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7. science
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9. health
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11. family & education
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13. entertainment & arts
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15. stories
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