The document discusses the evolution of media from print to broadcast and now online platforms, highlighting the changing roles of media in delivering information, advertising products, and influencing ideologies. It describes various forms of media including radio, television, online media, podcasts, and e-books, emphasizing their unique characteristics and audience engagement. The content has shifted from mere information dissemination to a more sophisticated approach that includes entertainment and persuasion, reflecting the growing impact of media on society.
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The document discusses the evolution of media from print to broadcast and now online platforms, highlighting the changing roles of media in delivering information, advertising products, and influencing ideologies. It describes various forms of media including radio, television, online media, podcasts, and e-books, emphasizing their unique characteristics and audience engagement. The content has shifted from mere information dissemination to a more sophisticated approach that includes entertainment and persuasion, reflecting the growing impact of media on society.
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We associate media to ABS-CBN
and GMA, the two biggest
mainstream media in the Philippines. However, have we ever thought why “media” exist? The evolution of the type of media has drastically taken over the world. From print, to broadcast radio and television and now we have the online media. Print media is a paper publication. It can be in the form of books, newspapers, journals, magazines, newsletters. Broadcast media describes the traditional forms of media that include television and radio. It is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via radio, television. Broadcast media commonly come in two forms: radio and television broadcasting. Radio broadcasting is a one-way sound broadcasting service, transmitted over a radio wave. Television broadcasting is a medium use to transmitting moving images in monochrome or color. Online media is a medium which use internet to send information. As media evolve from the regular print to broadcasting, to online media, its content has also progressed. Traditionally, media is known for delivering information. Now, it has become a platform of introducing products and services and even opinion. The media today is more than about information. It is about selling, and convincing you on something: products, services, and ideologies Through advertisement media can entice as to use and buy a product and try services. Ideologies are being sold too, using your favorite actress on TV, or an online influencer. For example, media wants to sell political ideology. The political advertisement tries to convince you buy showing the side of the politician in an issue, with given facts or none. The convincing power depends on how the content is presented, considering the believability of the presenter and the idea. The result is that you, as an audience or voter will side with that politician and may end up voting for him. Content is the idea that is delivered to the audiences, in a form of images still and moving, audio, documents and files. News and information were the highlights of print media in its early years. Over the years though it has progressed by adding advertisements, and written entertainment. Radio and Television broadcasting both have the same content with the modern print media. However, radio has been regarded more when it comes to music and radio drama which stirs listeners’ imagination. Television on the other hand has the best attribute and advantage of moving image plus the audio, which is more entertaining. It also can foster emotion and empathy reaching a wider target of audience; thus, the presentation of content becomes more effective. Online media having almost all the content of print and broadcasting, has changed its game by introducing the power of communication and interaction, encouraging the audience to participate, which makes the audience feel they are involve, and that gives the audience satisfaction Over the time, the content of media is headway to more sophisticated creation, from the basic giving of information, to entertainment and now to influence individual, group of people, and societies in defining themselves; from the use of Print media, to radio and TV broadcasting, and now Online media. Live streaming allows a creator to share creation and idea in real time. It can be in Broadcast media, but commonly used in online media using Facebook, YouTube and Instagram as its platform. Webinars create a room for seminars, trainings, lectures, and discussion using online media. It can also be use in presenting new products showcasing latest creation. Podcast is known as “new radio” merged from the word iPod and broadcast. It is an audio programme done in series and delivered in digital audio. Listeners can access through online media and download it for offline listening. Infographics is a visual presentation of information and data. It comes in imagery, charts and minimal texts which allows the reader to have a quick overview of the concept or idea. Infographics use print media and online media. E-books are electronic version of printed books. Stories can be read on computer or handheld device. One of the advantages of E-book is its “interactivity” and “personalization”. It is interactive in a way that reader can take note, underline bookmark a page and go through hyperlinks to gain more information. Personalization allows the reader to change the font and the backlight.