Yet there’s more to journalism than keeping an eye on the government. Journalism’s other task is to reflect a society back to itself – to spread an accurate picture of its current situation, to share information about the activities of private citizens and businesses as they build civil society, and to encourage citizens to become active in improving their own lives and developing their communities.
但新闻媒体除监督政府外还有其他作用。它的另一个作用就是忠实反映社会——准确记录目前的社会状况，共享普通公民和企业建设民间团体的行动信息，并鼓励民众为改善自身生活和发展社区做出积极的努力。