Types of Mass Media
These days, there are already numerous types of Mass Media. This includes Audio recording and pregnancy (records, tapes, cassettes, cartridges, Cds), Broadcasting Media (Radio, Television, Cable) Film (Cinema, Dvds), Digital Media (the Internet, mobile Phones, Satellite), Publishing or the Print Media (Books, Newspapers, Magazines) and Video games.
The Audio recording and pregnancy pertains to the discrete music and sound media. Back in the day, there are only basic kinds of audio equipments such as microphones, recording devices and loudspeakers. Then, it was followed by tape recorders, and the legendary vinyl Lp record. The invention of compact cassettes as well as music cassettes paved the way to the groundbreaking and innovative form of music entertainment which is still used in this day and age by numerous music aficionados worldwide. Next, it was followed by Sony's Walkman which further advanced the degree of music entertainment spread. The invention of digital recording and compacts disc (Cd) produces exceptional potential of sound reproduction. The most new developments have been the digital audio/music players such as the Mp3 player and Apple's i-Pod. Which allows you to download songs of your beloved artist/s in the Internet in a digital music format and subsequently upload it to your digital music player.
Broadcasting Media includes Radio, Television and Cable as modes of spreading out data to the mainstream. For many decades now, Radio and Television becomes a firm tool of communication and advertising. The constant amelioration of mass media produced Cable Tv though to a small audience only mostly in cosmopolitan homes.
Radio and Television delivers up-to-the-minute news programs and updates, commentaries and discrete entertainment shows such as music, talks, variety, and the like. While Cable Tv is capable of showing soaps, movies, documentaries, sports, lifestyle, cartoons, videos and extra stuff that can entertain the viewers.
Film depicts, presents and demonstrates stories or tales of human emotions, lifestyle and exploits. Film is also called appeal pictures (or just pictures and "picture"), the silver screen, the cinema, flicks and most generally movies.
Internet is a suited type of Mass Media. The world is now a global community because of the internet. You can now obtain countless new data and services worldwide and you can send up-to-the-minute messages in just a split second straight through electronic mail (e-mail), online chat, and browsing to loads of web pages and other documents.
Mobile phones are by now a global trend. Often called the seventh Mass Media. It is
Publishing or the Print Media is mundane to us for centuries now. It encompasses books, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines.
Video games are the beloved pastime of people nowadays, young and old alike. Actually, there are discrete types of games: the Computer game or the Pc game which is played on a personal computer, the Console game which is played with the use of a gadget and a appropriate television set, Arcade game which is normally played in establishments such as in Internet Cafes, Gaming Centers, and the like where pay to play or play per use is carried out. And the Video game which is can also be played in mobile phone, Pdas, and advanced calculators.
Those were the distinct types of Mass Media in this 21st century, the global generation era where digital globalization is taking place perpetually, and the forms of Mass Media is increasingly thorough and expectantly procreating.
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