Traditional media

Question 1

What was media like in the early 20th century?

Answer 1

People got their news from newspapers and radios, + leisure time in terms of media was dominated by the cinema

Question 2

What was media like in the 70s?

Answer 2

UK tv broadcasters were routinely broadcasting the majority of their schedules in colour

Family spent time watching TV

Question 3

What was media like in the 80s?

Answer 3

Some homes has satellite TV + some newspapers included colour pictures

Magazines expanded into health + lifestyle titles

Gaming was popular in arcades then in the home

Music still bought on vinyl

Question 4

What was media like in the 90s?

Answer 4

Widespread use of home computers + connecting to internet

With the internet, content was text based but this changed with arrival of web 2.0 + access to broadband and wireless technology

Question 5

What are some characteristics of web 2.0?

Answer 5

• Portable, accessable, affordable
• Increased human communication + connectivity through collab networks + info sharing (may be done thru wikis + crowdfunding)
• Increase in availability to access web content which may have been hard to find previously

Question 6

What are wikis?

Answer 6

Website/database developed collaboratively by community of users, allowing any user to add + edit content

Question 7

What is crowdfunding?

Answer 7

Funding a project/venture through raising money from large num of ppl who each donate small amount, typically via internet

Question 8

What are traditional media industries often organised into?

Answer 8

Huge conglomerates - gives them massive economic power