在当代中国, 传媒具有多重功能。媒体在不同语境下被定义为不同角色。新中国成立以来, 媒体被界定为党和国家的宣传工具, 党和人民的喉舌; 在法律人看来, 媒体是公民基本人权实现的载体; 在经济人看来, 媒体是一个营利的行业; 在大众看来, 媒体是给自己提供娱乐、信息,实现 In contemporary China, the media has multiple functions. Media are defined as different roles in different contexts. Since the founding of New China, the media has been defined as a propaganda tool for the party and the state and the mouthpiece of the party and the people; in the legal person’s view, the media is the carrier of the realization of the basic human rights of citizens; in the eyes of the economic man, the media is a for-profit industry; In the opinion of the general public, the media provides entertainment, information and realization for themselves