Four factors that could threaten the core functions of media

Those factors would be:

- Government Censorship,

Media will not work to its fullest if it could not transparently tell news about the Government

- Political Influence

If somehow a Media is affected by a group that use it for their benefit,

- Geographical Distribution

somehow. Media Could not spread their news due too Geographical Factors

- Freedom of Speech

Media is basically useless in a country that does not have a law that protect freedom of speech