Tuesday 27 September 2011

Media definitions.

Media - Media can be anything from a newspaper to a radio program or even a billboard, media is anything that can communicate to a mass audience.

Modern Media - modern media (new media) is any form of media that is new to the time it is in, e.g. notifications on an iPhone app is a form of new media for this period of time.

Mass Media - this is a type of media that reaches the largest audience, a popular radio or television show is mass media because many people hear/see it.


Mediated - this is the term that describes when an action or event has been or is being re-interpreted from someone else's point of view.