Wednesday, July 18, 2012

The Importance on Mass Communication: What is Mass Communication?


Mass Communication "involves the use of print or electronic media, such as newspapers, magazines, film, radio, or television to communicate to large numbers of people who are located in various places-often scattered all over the country or world" (Berger 12). Moreover, mass communication is how people or organizations communicate their ideas through various mediums that are able to reach a number of people. Mass communication and mass media everyday life affects our everyday lives. Everyone in today's society receives information from some type of mass media. Mass communication mediums make it possible to stay informed about what's going on in the world. Most people have become so reliant on getting their news from these mediums. I know it would be impossible for me to go even one day without watching television or using a computer to catch up on current events. In fact, I would feel very disconnected. Furthermore, advertisers and companies utilize mass communication mediums to influence consumer decisions. From the moment you wake up, companies are desperately trying to persuade you to buy their product. Whether it is an ad on the sidebar of Facebook to the billboard on the road, advertisers spend big bucks to get your attention.


 Works Cited
Berger, Arthur Asa. Essentials of Mass Communication Theory. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 1995. Print.

2 comments:

  1. Here in Australia, businesses commissions an Australian telecom company for their 1800 numbers. That's how mass communication is important for the economy.

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