Purpose of Media Products - Word Drop

Every media product has a ______, which is the reason it was made. One common purpose is to ______, which means promoting a product, service or event so that people buy it. Another is to ______, which means teaching people about a subject, as a textbook does. Advertising can aim to sell more products, or it can aim to raise public ______ of an issue.

Media products are also made to ______, which means amusing an ______ or holding their attention. This is the purpose of most films and television dramas. Another purpose is to ______, which means giving people facts rather than teaching them about a subject. A cereal packet or a news broadcast does this.

Some media products aim to ______, which means changing ______, for example encouraging people to recycle more or to stop smoking. A media product can have more than one purpose, but it usually has one ______ purpose.