Types of Media: Print, Broadcast, and New Media

Media consisting of paper and ink, reproduced in a printing process that is traditionally mechanical.

• Print Media

• Broadcast Media

• Newspaper

• Magazine

Electronic transmission of radio and television signals that are intended for general public reception.

• Print Media

• Broadcast Media

• New Media

• Internet

Content organized and distributed on digital platforms.

• Print Media

• Broadcast Media

• New Media

• Internet

Dominant mass media form of information sharing, particularly in the fields of economics and politics

• Magazines

• Newspapers

• Billboards

• Internet

Printed periodicals, typically released on a monthly or bi-monthly basis. Tend to have more graphics and fewer articles

• Magazines

• Newspapers

• Billboards

• Internet

Often advertising signs, that are plastered in public thoroughfares including highways and popular shopping strips.

• Magazines

• Newspapers

• Billboards

• Internet

A communication medium for transmitting video and audio. A mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports.

• Videos

• Internet

• Radio

• Television

Sound communication, usually through the transmission of music, news, and other types of programs.

• Broadcasting

• YouTube

• Radio

• Television

A vast network that connects computers all over the world.

Answer explanation

Through the Internet, people can share information and communicate from anywhere with an Internet connection.

The merging or joining together of previously distinct media to create new forms of communication expression.

• Media Convergence

• Technological Convergence

• Economic Convergence

• Organic Convergence