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GLOBAL MEDIA

CULTURE
WHAT IS MEDIA?

Media is the plural form of


medium, which (broadly
speaking) describes any
channel of communication.
WHAT IS CULTURE?

Culture is the social


behavior and norms found
in human societies.
WHAT IS MEDIA CULTURE?
In cultural studies, media culture refers to the
current Western Capitalist society that emerged
and developed from the 20th century, under
the influence of mass media.
The term alludes to the overall impact and
intellectual guidance exerted by the media
(primarily TV, but also the press, radio and
cinema), not only on public opinion but also
on tastes and values.
WHAT IS MEDIA CULTURE?

The alternative term mass culture conveys the


idea that such culture emerges spontaneously
from the masses themselves, like popular art did
before the 20th century.
The expression media culture, on the other hand,
conveys the idea that such culture is the product
of the mass media. Another alternative term for
media culture is "image culture."
TRADITIONAL NEW
MEDIA MEDIA

* Newspapers * Internet
* Television * Smartphones
* Radio * Computers
* Tablets
TRADITIONAL NEW
MEDIA MEDIA
* Easy to consume
* Consumer choice
* Wider education
* Unlimited space
* Better general
* Personal interests
knowledge
* Find out more
* More accountable
* Interactive
* Trusted
TYPES OF MEDIA
1. PRINT MEDIA
The term print media is used to describe the
traditional or old-fashioned media based
media that today’s parents grew up with,
including newspapers, magazines, books,
and comics or graphic novels.
TYPES OF MEDIA
2. TELEVISION

3. MOVIES

4. VIDEO GAMES
ADVANTAGES &
DISADVANTAGES
OF MEDIA
ADVANTAGES
1. IT EDUCATES PEOPLE
2. PEOPLE GET THE LATEST NEWS IN A
VERY SHORT TIME
3. PEOPLE GET TO BRING OUT THEIR
HIDDEN TALENTS
4. CHILDREN KNOWLEDGE INCREASES
5. RADIO IN CONVENIENT AS PEOPLE DO
GET SHORT NEWS USING MOBILE
PHONE
ADVANTAGES
1. GREAT IN PROMOTING MASS
CONSUMING PRODUCTS
2. SERVES AS A GOOD SOURCE OF
ENTERTAINMENT
3. TELEVISION ALLOWS ELECTRONIC
DUPLICATION OF INFORMATION
4. MEDIA LEADS TO DIFFUSION OF
DIFFERENT CULTURES
5. IT HELPS PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD
TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER AND
EMBRACE THEIR DIFFERENCES
DISADVANTAGES
1. IT LEADS TO INDIVIDUALISM
2. SOME MEDIA CONTENTS ARE NOT
SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN
3. NEWSPAPER IS GEOGRAPHICALLY
SELECTED
4. INCREASE IN ADVERTISEMENT IN
TELEVISION AND RADIO IS MAKING
THEM LESS ATTRACTIVE
5. INTERNET IS A FORM OF MEDIA OPENS
UP POSSIBILITIES OF IMPOSTORS,
FRAUD AND HACKING
DISADVANTAGES

1. MEDIA CAN BE ADDICTIVE


2. HEALTH PROBLEMS
3. IT GLAMOURIZE DRUGS AND
ALCOHOL
4. IT CAN LEAD TO PERSONAL INJURY
5. IT CAN LEAD TO RUIN OF
REPUTATION
Media culture means that within a
culture, the media increasingly
influences other institutions (e.g.
politics, religion, sports), which become
constructed alongside a media
logic. Since the 1950s, television has
been the main medium for
molding public opinion.

- ALTHEIDE AND SNOW


Popular culture and the mass media
have a symbiotic relationship: each
depends on the other in an intimate
collaboration.

- K. TURNER

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