Four factors that could threaten the core functions of media

Those factors would be :

- Government Censorship, 
Media will not work to its fullest if it could not transparently tell news about the Government

- Political Influence
If somehow a Media is affected by a group that use it for their benefit,

- Geographical Distribution
somehow. Media Could not spread their news due too Geographical Factors

- Freedom of Speech
Media is basically useless in a country that does not have a law that protect freedom of speech

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