The mass media

The role of the Media in our life inform educate entertain

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To relax To receive information To travel around the world without wasting money

What is a Newspaper ? It is a paper printed and sold daily or weekly with news, advertisements, articles about political, crime, business, art, entertainment, sport events.

In ancient Rome, announcement bulletins of the Acta Diurna government were made public by Julius Caesar. They were carved on stone or metal and posted in public places. In China, early government-produced news sheets, during the late Han dynasty (second and third centuries AD). Between 713 and 734, the Chinese Tang Dynasty published government news; it was handwritten on silk and read by government officials.

Printing press was invented in the15 th century in Germany The first newspaper in Britain appeared in 1513.

The longest running British newspaper is The Times began in John Walter was a founder of The Times newspaper, London.The Times

There are two kinds of newspapers in Britain Quality papers Tabloids More credible Contain political, industrial, financial and cultural news Less credible Sensationalism

DailySunday Published on every day of the week except Sunday They are larger then daily ones

What is a radio? The process of sending and receiving messages through the air, broadcasting programmes for people to listen to People can get news listen to music take part in talk shows

Who invented a radio ? Who invented a radio ? Nikola TeslaNikola Tesla developed means to reliably produce radio frequencies, publicly demonstrated the principles of radio, and transmitted long distant signals. On May 7, 1895 the Russian physicist Alexander Popov performed a public demonstration of transmission and reception of radio waves used for communication.This day has since been celebrated in Russia as Radio DayAlexander Popov Guglielmo MarconiGuglielmo Marconi was an electrical engineer and Nobel laureate known for the development of a practical wireless telegraphy system. In 1896, he was awarded a patent for radio with British Patent.

BBC radio Commercial Radio: A service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United KingdomBritish Broadcasting Corporation The BBC radio services began in BBC operates more than 40 stations that comprise 50% of all radio listening in the UK Started in 1970s, now includes over 300 private stations.

An advertisment a commercial interruption, where a a thing, a product or a service are advertised. It helps people to choose best things.

A documentary A programm which gives facts and information about a particular subject

A programm,where the announcer says what the weather will be like the next day. A Weather forecast

It is a discussion, where different problems are discussed by participants. They express their opinions, ask and answer questions.

Major British TV Channel is BBC. There are 940 television broadcasts stations; 400 different TV channels in The UK. BBC operates 14 different television channels

Programmes which ordinary people into the public eye are enjoying a wave of popularity Popular reality TV shows in the UK Big Brother Strictly Come DancingX Factor

A worldwide system of interconnected networks and computers. It was invented in the USA in 1965

What can you do in internet? Talking to friends Online shopping Watching Videos Research,getting necessary information Downloading/ listening to music Download music