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| - | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] | + | '''Mass media''' is a '''term''' used to denote, as a class, that section of the media specifically envisioned and designed to reach a [[mainstream|very large audience]] such as the population of a [[nation state]]. It was coined in the 1920s with the advent of nationwide radio networks, mass-circulation [[newspaper]]s and [[magazine]]s, although mass media was present centuries before the term became common. |
| + | The term '''public media''' has a similar meaning: it is the sum of the public mass distributors of news and entertainment across mediums such as newspapers, [[television]], [[radio]], [[broadcasting]] & [[publishers|text publishers]]. The concept of mass media is complicated in some internet media as now individuals have a means of potential exposure on a scale comparable to what was previously restricted to select group of mass media producers. These internet media can include [[personal web page]]s, [[podcasts]] and [[blogs]]. | ||
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| + | The mass-media audience has been viewed by some commentators as forming a [[mass society]] with special characteristics, notably atomization or lack of social connections, which render it especially susceptible to the influence of modern mass-media techniques such as [[advertising]] and [[propaganda]]. The term "MSM" or "mainstream media" has been widely used in the [[blogosphere]] in discussion of the mass media and [[media bias]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] | ||
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Mass media is a term used to denote, as a class, that section of the media specifically envisioned and designed to reach a very large audience such as the population of a nation state. It was coined in the 1920s with the advent of nationwide radio networks, mass-circulation newspapers and magazines, although mass media was present centuries before the term became common. The term public media has a similar meaning: it is the sum of the public mass distributors of news and entertainment across mediums such as newspapers, television, radio, broadcasting & text publishers. The concept of mass media is complicated in some internet media as now individuals have a means of potential exposure on a scale comparable to what was previously restricted to select group of mass media producers. These internet media can include personal web pages, podcasts and blogs.
The mass-media audience has been viewed by some commentators as forming a mass society with special characteristics, notably atomization or lack of social connections, which render it especially susceptible to the influence of modern mass-media techniques such as advertising and propaganda. The term "MSM" or "mainstream media" has been widely used in the blogosphere in discussion of the mass media and media bias.[1] [Apr 2007]
