"Technological convergence is the tendency for technologies that were originally unrelated to become more closely integrated and even unified as they develop and advance."
An understanding of how the development of media technologies and the convergence of media platforms is changing global media.
Media Convergence: A phenomenon where traditional media forms such as print, radio, TV, and film merge together into digital platforms such as the internet, social media, and mobile devices.
Digital Media: Media content distributed in digital form, including images, videos, audio recordings, text, and multimedia.
Media ownership: The control of media industries by individuals or corporations that control the distribution and content of media platforms, which can impact the types of media consumers access.
Media Regulation: The laws and policies that govern how the media operates, including content restrictions and censorship.
Broadcasting: The distribution of television and radio programs over airwaves.
Print Media: Written material in print form, such as newspapers, magazines, and books.
Social Media: Online platforms that allow for user-generated content and social interaction, such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Mobile Media: Digital content that is designed and delivered for use on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
Advertising: The business of creating and distributing promotional messages to targeted audiences through different media platforms, such as TV commercials, print ads, digital banners, and sponsored content.
Journalism: The practice of investigating, gathering and presenting news and information through different media channels such as newspapers, TV, radio, and online platforms.
New Media: Emerging forms of digital media that are rapidly changing the way we access and consume media content, such as VR, AR, and AI.
Media Literacy: The ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media content in a responsible and critical way.
Media Ecology: The study of how different media technologies affect human communication and social behavior.
Media Ethics: The principles and values that guide the ethical practice of media professionals and organizations.
Media Effects: The impact that media has on individuals, groups, and societies, including attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and culture.
Media Culture: The way in which media shapes and reflects cultural values, attitudes, and practices.
Media Theory: The theoretical frameworks that guide the analysis of different media forms and their cultural and social impacts.
Media Production: The process of creating media content, from ideation to distribution, including the roles and skills needed for different production tasks such as writing, filming, editing, and post-production.
Media Consumption: The ways in which audiences access, interpret, and enjoy media content, including changing patterns of consumption and the impact of media habits on social and cultural behavior.
Media History: The evolution of media forms and technologies, from print to digital, and the social, cultural, and historical contexts that shaped their development.
Print Media: Includes books, newspapers, and magazines, which use print as their primary medium.
Broadcast Media: Refers to the use of the airwaves to send audio and/or video content to a large audience. Television and radio are the primary mediums.
Electronic Media: Includes digital media, such as websites, blogs, and social media.
Film: Utilizes motion picture technology to create films for theatrical release or broadcast on television.
Interactive Media: Refers to media that allow for two-way communication or interactivity, such as video games, virtual reality, and mobile applications.
Convergence: Refers to the integration or merging of media platforms and technologies, such as the integration of print, broadcast, and electronic media.
Digital Convergence: Refers to the merging of different media technologies into a single digital platform, such as the integration of broadcast, print, and electronic media into an online newspaper or news portal.
Social Media: Refers to websites and applications that allow for social networking, communication, and sharing of user-generated content.
Mobile Media: Includes mobile phones, tablets, and other portable devices that allow for on-the-go access to media content.
Cloud Computing: Refers to the use of remote servers to store, manage, and process data or media content, making it accessible from anywhere with an internet connection.
"For example, watches, telephones, television, computers, and social media platforms began as separate and mostly unrelated technologies."
"...but have converged in many ways into an interrelated telecommunication, media, and technology industry."
"...technologies that were originally unrelated become more closely integrated and even unified as they develop and advance."
"...an interrelated telecommunication, media, and technology industry."
"For example, watches, telephones, television, computers, and social media platforms began as separate and mostly unrelated technologies..."
"...converged in many ways into an interrelated telecommunication, media, and technology industry."
"...social media platforms began as separate and mostly unrelated technologies, but have converged in many ways..."
"For example, watches, telephones, television, computers, and social media platforms began as separate and mostly unrelated technologies..."
"...into an interrelated telecommunication, media, and technology industry."
"...computers... began as separate and mostly unrelated technologies, but have converged..."
"For example, watches, telephones, television, computers, and social media platforms..."
"...watches... began as separate and mostly unrelated technologies, but have converged..."
"The result is an interrelated telecommunication, media, and technology industry."
"Technological convergence is the tendency for technologies... to become more closely integrated and even unified..."
"...as they develop and advance, technologies that were originally unrelated become more closely integrated and even unified..."
"...telephones... began as separate and mostly unrelated technologies, but have converged..."
"...technologies... have converged in many ways into an interrelated telecommunication, media, and technology industry."
"...televisions and computers... began as separate and mostly unrelated technologies, but have converged..."
"For example, watches, telephones, television, computers, and social media platforms... have converged in many ways..."