What is the primary purpose of a journalist's newspaper article?
a. to entertain
b. to inform
c. to instruct
d. to persuade

The correct answer is: B: The primary purpose of a journalist's newspaper article is to inform. Journalist's article should bring the information which are important for understanding the daily life in society. Also important functions of journalism are: interpretation, education and entertaining. The interpretation of news is important because it is giving background materials and deeper explanation of the information. Newspapers can be useful for one's education, but we must not forget that media are also used to entertain, with fiction stories or informing about amusing aspects of every day life.

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