Begoña Gómez Nieto

La función educadora de la prensa como mass media en la era digital

The press forms a part of the daily life of the citizen and conforms as way of information and entertainment inside the outfit of the mass media. In the media — communication current outlook, the press (so much in paper as online), constitutes a key element in the influence, modification of habits and behavior of the citizen, of there that is an important educational agent, from a double criterion: on the one hand, like instrument of socialization of the individual, and for other one, as manipulative agent who leads the individual towards the expositions and interests of media groups, governments and organizations. The journalistic message presents a double character: manipulator and educational agent in the digital age. The educational function of the press is analyzed from several points of view: social, economic, cultural and ethical.