#WeeklyTask : Week2, Type of Media Form

based on my googling..
there is 4 big category of media form. but for this task, I will list ten different media form.

Print Media

includes newspapers, magazines, directories, mail, brochures, packaging, and all other forms of message delivery that are produced by printing words or images onto paper or any other material like balloons or T-shirts. ( wikianswers )

#1 : Newspaper : A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features, editorials, and advertising. (wikipedia)

taken from http://www.mymalaysiabooks.com/malaysia/Malaysia_News.htm

#2 : Magazine : publications that are printed with ink on paper, generally published on a regular schedule and contain a variety of content. (wikipedia)

taken from : http://www.redfordlibrary.org/giving.htm

#3 : Brochures : is a type of leaflet. Brochures are advertising pieces mainly used to introduce a company or organization, and inform about products and/or services to a target audience. (wikipedia)

taken from my camera

Broadcast Media

#4 Radio Talk - another type of broadcast media. Example, Hitz.FM, Fly FM, Red FM

taken from : http://sixthseal.com/2011/12/interview-with-linora-on-red-fm/

#5 Television News - The main broadcast networks—Buletin Utama, RTM, and BERNAMA—each have a news division that broadcasts a nightly news show

taken from : http://paultan.org/2011/06/04/perodua-myvi-d54t-previewed-on-buletin-utama-tv3/

#6 Internet - the internet itself is one type of broadcast media. We live with internet in our daily life.

Out of Home Media

#7 Billboards. But there are also digital out of home media - like a regular billboards but using digital signage / a form of electronic display. ( justoutofhome )

taken from : http://www.oaaa.org/legislativeandregulatory/digital/aboutdigitalbillboardtechnology.aspx

#8 Product Placement in Movie : where branded goods or services are placed in a context usually devoid of ads, such as movies (wikipedia)

taken from : http://brandsandfilms.com/2011/01/top-40-product-placements-of-all-time-10-1/
wilson ball from 'Cast Away'

Interactive Media
Interactive media is two-way media that allows both companies and customers to send and receive messages between one another. This includes websites.


#9 Social Network, facebook/twitter/etc. Everyone pretty much know what is social network.

image taken from twitter, screenshot. 

#10 Video Games : electronic game that involves human interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device.(wikipedia)

taken from http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/16/sharp-downturn-for-video-game-industry/