Media Messages

The person or persons who are meant to read the text

• characters

• audience

• authorship

• format

A message that can be heard by the audience (examples: music, radio, speeches)

• auditory media

• visual media

• written media

A message that can be viewed by the audience (examples: television, movies, web content)

• auditory media

• visual media

• written media

A message that can be read by the audience (examples: newspapers, books, magazines, advertisements)

• visual media

• written media

• auditory media

The person who constructed the media message

• audience

• format

• authorship

How the creators of the media message use specific elements for effect, such as color, sound, and emphasis on certain words

• audience

• format

• content

Visible and embedded information, such as point of view and facts and opinions

• content

• format

• media