THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF MEDIA

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- For example, you can go see the latest comedy by Dany Boon, or admire the film Home of Yann Arthur Bertrand, who informs us about the global ecological situation.

- The biggest drawback of the cinema is that it’s the most expensive media. As consequence, the public remains very restricted and limited.

- It is very important to know that cinema was the vector of propaganda for the authoritarian regimes such as Nazism or Stalinism of the 20th century. Indeed, the television didn’t exist, that’s the reason why the cinema was the best way to drive the personality cult of the dictator.

- - Now the most used media nowadays: the television. This is probably the most complete, the most diverse and the most heterogeneous media in terms of information. It can be free or expensive. Thanks to television, we can learn about varied topics: sports, politics, ecology, economics, history, geography ...

- Nevertheless, the subjectivity of the information is real. It is essential to make a critical judgment on everything you can see. Moreover, we mustn’t confuse science fiction and reality with television. Sometimes these two are very close.

- Besides, as for radio, we have channels for all ages. It’s a real advantage.

- Finally, television is probably the most easily accessible media with Internet.

- - Finally, Internet is the most used media in the world. Young people use it the most. I will not lie down because you already know a lot about it.

- Just one point: it is very important to distinguish the false from the true information on the Internet. Indeed, everyone can publish on the Internet. It is our duty to cross the sources and have a critical eye on the information obtained. Internet is the media grouping the more lies, the more false evidences, the more false experiences, and even the more false people.

- Nowadays, a new concept is developing on the Internet: the social media. This concept regroups all of the information from social networks, Internet sites, mails, advertising, blogs, forums... The information of the “social media” are very diverse: we can find hoaxes as serious stories.

In conclusion, we can state that the media are an amazing sociological and cultural progress. Indeed, they allow an opening to the world, to other cultures, to other civilizations. However, it is always essential to know to select the information. Do not be naive! Crossbreed your sources; use different medias to be sure about your information.

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