Y12 T1W2 Lesson 1: Media Forms

Media Forms

The different kinds of media forms and each of their nature.

Print Media

Print Media

Print Media is a physical media form, referring to paper publications being printed and circulated in the form of physical editions.

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What are the examples of Print Media?

Examples of

Print Media

• Magazines

• Newspapers

• Books

Broadcast Media

Broadcast Media

Broadcast Media is a signal media form, referring to

electronically and simultaneously sending information containing signals via airwaves, to a vast group of recipients at the same time.

Open Ended

What are the examples of Broadcast Media?

Examples of

Broadcast Media

• Television

• Radio

New Media

New Media

New Media is a digital media form, referring to any information shared in digital format (a series of numbers) through a computer (e.g. desktop, laptop, smartphones, and tablet). This includes the internet.

Open Ended

What are the examples of New Media?

Examples of

New Media

• Social Media

• Video Games

• Film/Music Streaming

• Podcast

• Virtual Reality

• E-book

Each media form has its own

nature or characteristics.

This will depend greatly on its technologies

and its technological nature.

The Nature or Characteristics of

Print Media

• Asynchronous

• ​Corporations can produce, individuals can consume

• Centralised & Controlled

• Structured Content

• Localised

• Non-Interactive

The Nature or Characteristics of

Broadcast Media

• Synchronous

• ​Corporations can produce, individuals can consume

• Centralised & Controlled

• Structured Content

• Localised

• Non-Interactive

The Nature or Characteristics of

New Media

• Individuals can produce & consume in the same technology

• Anonymous

• Interactive

• Instant

• Arbitrary Content

• Globalised & Borderless