Mass media

             Comunication exists as long as mankind exists. But it took very long time to reach their present form. In animal empire are many species which communicate without words. They use sounds, miming, dancing and other type for communication. Also people started to communicate in this way. After discovery of language, paper, ink, bookpress, ... , phones, radio, television, up to the internet. These news advanced technologies enable us to deliver informatioan more efficiently and promptly. All these technical developments have led the mankind to colour broadcasting, stereo, quadrophonic wide-screen Tvs, videorecorders, cameras, Cds, digital tape recorders, Pcs are widely affordable and mass-produced. In recent times all these developments led also to a revolution in field of information. Social observers speak about our modern society as about 'information society'. All these massmedia reach large audiences.
             As far as newspapers and magazines are concerned you can find a wide variety, varius size, format and price. also we can say that the size of newspapers can tell us also that they have different style and content. Quality magazines and newspapers are read mostly by readers who look for serious news. Popular papersgutter press/ or newspapers which are read by most population are printed onrelatively less quality paper. They are heavily industrated and contain huge information about sport, movies, stars or celebrities.
             Radio and television are now the main sources of information, entertainment, sometimes jut as a background noise. They are commercial and non-commercial. Commercial stations are supported financely by charging money to companies which have their advertisements on the station. Non-commercial are supported by greants, donators and also by companies.
             Nowadays the internetwhich is indefinit/ and e-mail tend to replace all these classical massmedia.
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