What are The Media?

Question 1

whats the media - mass media

Answer 1

methods and organisations used to communicate to large audiences

Question 2

whats the media - traditional media

Answer 2

mass media communicating uniform messages in a one-way, non-interactive process to large mass homogeneous audiences

Question 3

whats the media - traditional media is associated with?

Answer 3

traditional broadcasting
mass-circulation national newspapers
little consumer choice

Question 4

whats the media - new media

Answer 4

interactive screen-based digital technology

integrating images, text, sound, technology for distribution & consumption of new digitised media content

Question 5

whats the media - what does new media enable and include?

Answer 5

customised, individualised television viewing with a wide range of choices
user-generated media content

Question 6

whats the media - social media

Answer 6

online means of communication used for social interaction among large groups of people where they create information and develop social networks

Question 7

whats the media - how do stories go viral?

Answer 7

through social media

reaches millions of people in a short time

Question 8

whats the media - what do people spend lots of time on?

Answer 8

social media more than any other internet-related activity