Q :
Compare the differences between Traditional Media and New Media. Why media literacy or education is important? Give your comments.
A :
Nowadays, many people tend to search for information on the internet .New Media is rapidly becoming the mainstream across the world. Why traditional media had been changed to New Media? By comparing the differences between Traditional Media and New Media, first of all, the cost for New Media is cheaper than Traditional Media. New Media released the most updated news through the internet immediately, so the cost of it is just a little amount of money. On the other hand, Traditional Media needed to publish the most updated news on the next day (except an extra edition). During the process of publishing, it involved a lot of manpower and the cost of resources is very high. Secondly, the news’ contents for Traditional Media are more detail than New Media. Because New Media need to release the most updated news immediately, so the publishers may just type in the main points of the news only. On the contrary, Traditional Media gave the details of the news because they had more time to prepare for it. Lastly, New Media (e.g. Facebook , Twitter, Forum, etc) can provide the communication channels for the users leaving comments. Yet, Traditional Media (e.g. Newspapers, Magazines, Catalogs, etc) can just let the readers read only.
Media literacy or education is very important nowadays. Most of the updated news is known from the internet. For example, the news of 311 Japan Earthquake, all of the news of it is known from the media. Also, the TV programmes are always telling us the knowledge about the risk of nuclear radiation. It is very important for this kind of education, telling the public how danger when people absorb excess amount of nuclear radiation, because most of the public didn’t had any knowledge about it.
To conclude, I think Media is part of our lives nowadays. No Media, no updated news. No Media, no knowledge can be learnt. No Media, no communication with others.
|
