Hello, fellas!
Well, this is my first post
in dllbylarasati.blogspot.com. The topic that will be
discussed is about media. Start from the varieties of media, the examples,
until the benefits and weaknesses of them. Let’s check it out.
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MEDIA
DEFINITION
OF MEDIA
Do you know what is media?
Based on Wikipedia, media is a tool or intermediary
that functions to send messages or information from the source to the recipient
of the message.
KINDS OF MEDIA
Media is divided by four; Print Media, Sound Media, Visual Media, and Digital Media.
Print Media
Print media is the printed
a version of information broadcasting before the existence of high technology today. Some technologies included in print media are newspapers,
magazine, tabloid, brochure, newsletter, billboard, flyer, poster, book,
advertising, etc. This kind of media also has advantages and
disadvantages.
Advantages:
- Print media is an effective way to spread the news
or advertisement.
- Print media is simple to use.
- The information will become more durable.
Disadvantages:
- Print media is wasteful of money. We all
know that print media needs papers in the use, so we have to pay some
money to buy it.
- Print media is not environment-friendly because
we use papers that made from tree fibers.
- Print media will be trash when we have
already read the information in the paper, the paper will be trash.
- Long-time needed to write, to produce, and to deliver them.
Sound media becomes one of the
media that we know today. What is meant by sound media? Sound media is a
media tool whose message content is only received through the sense of hearing.
In other words, sound media is a form of media communication that uses audio
or sound recordings as a medium to convey information. Sound media also
called audio media. The examples of this kind
of media are radio, tape recorder, television, voice recording,
MP3, iPod, etc.
Advantages:
- Sound media is easy to operate.
- Sound media is clearer to remember.
- Easy to get the attention of the participants.
- Participants feel more involved.
- Useful in distant learning.
- Sound media can improve listening skill.
- It helps in motivating creative thinking and
increasing imagination.
Disadvantages:
- It is easier to lose focus.
- Sound media probably makes students
uninterested (in the study process).
- People maybe misinterpret the intent of the
ideas.
Visual Media
Visual media means that all
teaching assistants that can be used in the
learning process can be enjoyed through the eyes. It plays a very valuable role in the learning activity. It can facilitate understanding
and strengthen memory. The examples of visual media are pictures,
television, chart, diagram, map, sketch, poster, Virtual Reality (VR), and so on.
Advantages:
- Visual media is interesting.
- Repeatable: can be read many times by saving
or flipping it.
- Visual media can make people know the
contents of the news with a deeper analysis.
- Visual media can make people think more
specific about the contents of the writing.
- Visual media is effective for illiterate
recipients.
Disadvantages:
- Visual media without audio, it is in the form
of writing, of course, can’t be heard. So it is not detailed enough of the
material presented.
- It is costly because if you use print media,
you must print and send it before it can be enjoyed by society.
Digital Media
Media that utilizing technology
progression as intermediary media. Digital media is the newest tool compared to
print media, sound media, and visual media. As we know, there are so many types
of digital media such as blogspot.com, wordpress.com, website, e-book, e-mail,
social media, online learning class, etc.
Advantages:
- We can get information easier.
- We can communicate with people faster and
effectively.
- We can keep in touch with our friends all over
the world.
- We can use digital media in our business, such
as in banking.
Disadvantages :
- If we spend a lot of time on
digital media, it will affect our health.
- We will lose our social
skills because we always deal with people online.
- We can manipulate the news
easily and can spread the hoax.
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That’s all the discussion about
media. Hopefully, the explanation above will develop our knowledge. See you.
