The history of my hometown 1

Mass Media 9.

Mass media refers to a diverse array of mediatechnologies that reach a large audience via mass communication. The technologies through which this communication takes place include a variety of outlets.

Mass media (that is, the press, the radio and television) play an important role in the life of society. They inform, educate and entertain people. They also influence the way people look at the world and make them change their views. Mass media mould public opinion. Millions of people in their spare time watch TV and read newspapers.

Broadcast media transmit information electronically via media such as films, radio, recorded music, or television. Digital mediacomprises both Internet and mobile mass communication. Internet media comprise such services as email, social media sites, websites, and Internet-based radio and television. Many other mass media outlets have an additional presence on the web, by such means as linking to or running TV ads online, or distributing QR Codesin outdoor or print media to direct mobile users to a website. In this way, they can use the easy accessibility and outreach capabilities the Internet affords, as thereby easily broadcast information throughout many different regions of the world simultaneously and cost-efficiently. 

In the late 20th century, mass media could be classified into eight mass media industries: books, the Internet, magazines, movies, newspapers, radio, recordings, and television.

 In the 2000s, a classification called the "seven mass media" became popular. In order of introduction, they are:

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  Print (books, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines, etc.) from the late 15th century
  
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  Recordings (gramophone records, magnetic tapes, cassettes, cartridges, CDs, and DVDs) from the late 19th century
  
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  Cinema from about 1900
  
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  Radio from about 1910
  
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  Television from about 1950
  
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  Internet from about 1990
  
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  Mobile phones from about 2000
  

Each mass medium has its own content types, creative artists, technicians, and business models.