1. What do you associate with each of the images above? 2. Is there another aspect of media that you would expect to see represented? 3. How often do you (a) watch television, (b) listen to the radio and (c) go online?
4. (a) Examine the list below and number each item in order of importance to you. Which is of least importance to you? Which could you not live without? Television Film Newspapers Magazines
Websites Radio Music Social media
(b) Compare and contrast two forms of media in the list above. Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each.
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Write your own defi nition of media in the space provided on page 63 of your Portfolio, by completing the sentence ‘Media is…’. We will return to this defi nition later on.