The impact of the media on society

Media

Tools to transmit information and/or data

Mass media/public media

Sum of mass distributors of news + entertainment

Gutenberg

Inventor of 'print media' who perfected the printing press with moveable types in 1454

Digital media

Includes Internet (websites), E-mail, Mobile phone, Blogs (web logs), Vlogs (video logs), Podcasts, QR codes, Video games, Social networking, Digital distribution

Print media

Includes Books, Newspapers, Magazines, Catalogues from the late 15th century with physical distribution

Broadcast/electronic media

Includes Radio (ca. 1910), Recorded music (late 19th century), Film/cinema (ca. 1900), TV (ca. 1950), Discs (1908s), tapes (1920s), E-book (1990s), Podcasts, E-publishing

Public communication

Includes TV, Newspapers/magazines, Social networking with many-to-many communication + one-to-many communication

Personal communication

Includes Telephony, Mail (post), Mobile phones, Person-to-person communication

Functions of media

Entertain, Inform, Persuade

Advantages of media

Effective + quick exchange of information, Possibility of being interconnected, Giving public access to hidden/withheld information, Exchange of cultural + social values, Social control, Platforms for individual presentations + contributions

Risks of media

Influencing politics + public opinion, Spying + surveillance, Publishing secret information, Influencing children + teenagers, Creation of an illusion world, Imbalance of information

Media literacy

Describes knowledge of understanding how media works + how to deal with it, Helps with understanding intention behind media + how to detect false information

Filter bubbles

Situation in which someone only hears or sees news or information that supports what they already believe, especially created on the internet as a result of algorithms

Echo chambers

Environment or ecosystem in which participants encounter beliefs that amplify or reinforce their preexisting beliefs by communication + repetition inside a closed system + insulated from rebuttal

Fake news

News that conveys or incorporates false, fabricated or deliberately misleading information or is characterized as or accused of doing so, often spread on the internet or using other media