TYPES OF MEDIA
Categories of Media
1. Print – it is the oldest type of media, and
many people still use this for their news.
2. Broadcast – includes radio and television
and has been increasing in use since the
1950’s, though there has been growing
tendency toward cable news shows in
recent decades.
3. Internet Blogs and Websites – are quickly
emerging as viable news sources as a lot
people seek these out online.
TYPES OF MEDIA
1.Television
2.Radio
3.Newspapers/Magazines/Books
4.Advertising / Billboards
5.Public Relations
6.Video Game
7.Internet
8.Recording and Popular Music
ADVANTAGES OF MASS MEDIA
1. Reaches many people quickly.
2. Low cost per person reached.
USES OF MEDIA
1. Tell people about new ideas and services
2. Agenda-setting and advocacy
3. Create a favorable climate of opinion
TYPES OF MASS MEDIA
OPPORTUNITIES
1. News and features
2. Magazine Programs
3. Drama
4. Quizzes
5. Documentaries
6. Chat Shows
7. Announcements
8. Jingles
9. Advertising
Current Media on Different List
1. Print – the written word, including digital words
like the ones you are reading right now. This
includes photography and all the flat kinds of art.-
from the late 15th century
2. Audio – spoken words, music, and other kinds
of sound regardless of distribution mechanism.-
from about 1950’s
3. Video – moving pictures regardless of the
distribution mechanism.- from about 1900
4. Software – anything where you are
interacting with an automated system. This
became the mass media with the personal
computer revolution.- from about 1980
Transfer/ Distribution
Mechanism of Media
1. Physical – seen or heard.
2. Radio – an analog or digital signal using
radio waves. – since 1900
3. Landline – an analog or digital signal
travelling down a wire or hunk of optical fiber.
4. Internet – satellite transmission. Since 1995
5. Undistributed – live performances and rare
artifacts by experiencing things.
STYLE OF DISTRIBUTION
1. Broadcast – one producer to many
consumers.- Since the late 15th century
2. Peer to peer – many producers, many
consumers. – letter writing for print
3. Many to One – many producers, one
consumer. This is used for things like the
census, tax returns, and polls.- Since the
invention of government.