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American Media学院（系）：外国语学院班级：外英双1304 学生姓名：朱凌超学号：201397722 评阅教师：完成日期： December. 2013 大连理工大学Dalian University of TechnologyAbstractMass media are methods to deliver information to the masses. They serve as the channels through messages are passed from the source to the destination. From the founding of the United States to the presentday, mass media have a great influence in nearly all the important events of the nation. There are three basic theories about the mass media. The global network of the Internet reshapes the traditional media via the computer and the smartphone. Mass media unquestionably influence every dimension of our lives.Key words: mass media; Libertarian; Social responsibility; professionalism.The mass media have facilitated the communication for more than 100 years, helping people in their daily lives. The mediasuch as newspapers, radio, television, movies and the web portals, which is designed to give information to the masses did not appear until the 20th century. By the late 1950s nearly half of American got used to watching the television. It is difficult to imagine contemporary life without newspapers, magazines, internet and other forms of mass communication. The benefits of the mass media permeate almost every facet of our lives.1 An overview of American mass media1.1 Definition of the mass mediaThe mass media means a communicator with a large number of people using a mass medium. Each mass medium serves plenty of functions, in other words, the media are used by individuals, groups, and society to finish specific tasks. There are two basic functions of the media. The first is for work, media give us useful information. The second is for amusement, such as entertainment news and sports news.Edward Jay Whitmore defines the media as methods of giving and receiving messages in the media world: form, content, and consequence of mass communication. According to Whitmore, media serve as the channels through which messages are passed from the so