Media

WHAT ARE MEDIA?

People talk about media, they often refer to its journalistic arm: the newspaper, the news reports on television, and more accurately, the news reporters and journalists involved in the production of daily news. 
However, as a concepts, media is vaster and more diverse. The term media comes from the word medium which is defined as “channel,” “means,” or “method.” As an avenue or method, media is used to communicate information. This”information” goes beyond what we call news or events that are of public interest.

Media can also be tied to what we call mass media, or the media that reach large audiences (Danesi, 2009). Because media reach a large number of people at the same time, and because people rely on media for the way they perceive their surroundings and the world around them, media are a powerful force in shaping society. This makes media literacy a necessary aspect of life.

Traditional media is defined as those that transmit information without the use of the internet or any digital platform. Also known for their ability to simultaneously disseminate information to a very large group of people. Examples are TV, Radio, Film, and print media
New Media is defined as digital and internet media is a big part of this websites, blogs, wikis, online newspaper, and social media. It also includes information delivered through digital devise like video games. Considered as a mass media.