News media

The news media is a term used to describe mass media that focus on news. These include print media (newspapers, magazines); broadcast media (radio stations, television stations, television networks), and often Internet-based media (World Wide Web pages, weblogs).

Broadcasting

Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video signals (programs) to a number of recipients ("listeners" or "viewers") that belong to a large group. This group may be the public in general, or a relatively large audience within the public. Thus, an Internet channel may distribute text or music world-wide, while a public address system in (for example) a workplace may broadcast very limited ad hoc soundbites to a small population within its range.

Related Topics:
Distribution - Audio - Video - Signal - Internet - Public address - Soundbite

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The sequencing of content in a broadcast is called a schedule.

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Television and radio programs are distributed through radio broadcasting or cable, often both simultaneously. By coding signals and having decoding equipment in homes, the latter also enables subscription-based channels and pay-per-view services.

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Television - Radio - Cable - Decoding - Home - Subscription - Pay-per-view

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A broadcasting organisation may broadcast several programs at the same time, through several channels (frequencies), for example BBC One and Two. On the other hand, two or more organisations may share a channel and each use it during a fixed part of the day. Digital radio and digital television may also transmit multiplexed programming, with several channels compressed into one ensemble.

Related Topics:
Organisation - Frequencies - BBC One - Two - Digital radio - Digital television - Multiplex - Compressed - Ensemble

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When broadcasting is done via the Internet the term webcasting is often used.

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Broadcasting forms a very large segment of the mass media.

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Broadcasting to a very narrow range of audience is called narrowcasting.

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