Abstract
Independent mass media are an important part of democracy. Their task is to control whether democratic principles are truly fulfilled in society. Furthermore, their responsibility is to inform the public about important political and socio-political issues. Mass media provide the platform for bigger citizen participation but also for fun and education. The aim of this article is to characterize the functions of mass media in modern democracies according to two types of sources – ones from scholars which focus on the relationship between mass media and democracy and others from scholars that focus on mass media theory and relationship of mass media with percipients. By the method of analysis it was concluded that the most important function of mass media in both types of sources was to provide information. However, other functions appear in a number of publications as well, e.g., mass media as a watchdog or as a platform to exchange opinions and ideas.
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