confused senior ???

[haseebbaloch]

can anyone please describe

mass communication , mass media , journalism , magazine journalism, social media and digital media ??

can anyone distinguish these topics i am bemused now

[MahaNaeem]

Originally Posted by haseebbaloch

can anyone please describe

mass communication , mass media , journalism , magazine journalism, social media and digital media ??

can anyone distinguish these topics i am bemused now

Mass media & Mass communication

Mass media
The mass media are diversified media technologies that are intended to reach a large audience by mass communication. The technologies through which this communication takes place varies. Broadcast media such as radio, recorded music, film and television transmit their information electronically.

Mass communication
Mass communication is a process in which a person, group of people, or an organization sends a message through a channel of communication to a large group of anonymous and heterogeneous people and organizations.

Both terms refer to communicating to a larger audience. Although Mass media is specifically refer to sending information through mediated channels such as electronic and print media.


Journalism & mass Journalism

Journalism

Journalism is the activity of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information. It is also the product of these activities. Journalism can be distinguished from other activities and products by certain identifiable characteristics and practices.

Magzine Journalism

Magazine journalism uses the traditional journalism tools of interviews, background research and writing to produce articles for consumer and trade magazines. Magazine journalism differs from newspaper journalism in at least five ways. Newspapers have a very broad audience with widely varying ages and interests confined to one metropolitan area. Magazines have a national audience who have a very specialized interest in one particular topic. Magazines are published monthly instead of daily. Therefore readers expect articles that are longer with much more in-depth analysis of issues and trends.

Social Media & Digital Media

Social Media

Social media is the collective of online communications channels dedicated to community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration. Websites and applications dedicated to forums, microblogging, social networking, social bookmarking, social curation, and wikis are among the different types of social media.

Digital Media

Digital media are any media that are encoded in a machine-readable format.[1] Digital media can be created, viewed, distributed, modified and preserved on computers. Computer programs and software; digital imagery, digital video; web pages and websites, including social media; data and databases; digital audio, such as mp3s; and e-books are examples of digital media. Digital media are frequently contrasted with print media, such as printed books, newspapers and magazines, and other traditional or analog media, such as pictures, film or audio tape.