Types of Media
Print Media
Broadcast Media
New Media (Internet)
PRINT MEDIA
❖ Print Media - media consisting of
paper and ink, reproduced in a printing
process that is traditionally
mechanical.
❖is a form of publishing that relies upon
paper as its medium.
➢Newspaper
❖ Published nationwide, and in local formats.
They are typically published daily or weekly.
❖Newspapers include sections for national
and international news, local news, sports,
weather, opinion, business, and crime. In
addition to news articles, newspapers may
also contain comic strips, puzzles, or
advice columns
Broadsheet Newspaper
Tabloid Newspaper
Magazines
❖ Magazines are printed periodicals,
typically released on a monthly or bi-
monthly basis. They are usually
geared towards a specific intended
audience, and they often have a
specific focus or niche.
Magazine
Books
❖ For centuries, books have been an
important source of both entertainment
and education. The first book is
thought to have been invented by the
Ancient Egyptians, who used papyrus
scrolls to record their history and
myths.
Textbook Novel
Encyclopedia
Comic books
❖Comic books are illustrated stories that tell
a story through image sequences rather
than paragraph-form writing. Targeted at
youths, they tend to feature superhero
characters and include elements of fantasy
or science fiction.
Comic books
Comic books
Letters
❖Letters are generally a one-to-one form of
communication between either two
individuals or a business and an individual.
Letters
BROADCAST MEDIA
❖Broadcast Media - media such as radio
and television that reach target audiences
using airwaves as the transmission
medium.
❖Is a method of one-to-many communication
that can reach a very large audience from a
single source.
Radio
❖Sound communication by radio waves,
usually through the transmission of music,
news, and other types of programs from
single broadcast stations to multitudes of
individual listeners equipped with radio
receivers.
Radio
Television
❖A system for transmitting visual images and
sound that are reproduced on screens,
chiefly used to broadcast programs for
entertainment, information, and education.
Television
NEW MEDIA
❖ Content organized and distributed on
digital platforms.
Websites
❖A set of related web pages located under a
single domain name, typically produced by
a single person or organization.
❖A group of World Wide Web pages usually
containing hyperlinks to each other and
made available online by an individual,
company, educational institution,
government, or organization
Blogs
❖a website that contains online personal
reflections, comments, and often
hyperlinks, videos, and photographs
provided by the writer.
vlogs
❖A blog that contains video material.
Social Media Platforms
❖Are interactive digital channels that focus
on the creation and sharing of thoughts,
ideas, and information through virtual
networks. These platforms enable users to
take part in social networking by creating
content, sharing their thoughts,
commenting on other user content, and
reposting it.
Media Convergence
❖ The co-existence of traditional and new
media.
❖The co-existence of print media, broadcast
media (radio and television), the Internet,
mobile phones, as well as others, allowing
media content to flow across various
platforms.
Media Convergence
Media Convergence
“The media can be influenced
by society and can in turn
influence society”.
