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STUDY NOTES
Week 3


1. Introduction
Mass communication is a force that affects every sphere (area) of our daily lives
and much of our knowledge is acquired through mass communication..


2. Outcomes:

 Recognize the main forms of mass media
 The communication process employed by the mass media
 List the functions of the mass media
 Language employed by the mass media
 Manipulative reporting
 Propaganda
 Advertising in the mass media
 Principles, requirements and effective advertising


3. Notes:
THE MAIN MASS MEDIA
Main types of mass media include:

 The print media: This includes newspapers, pamphlets, posters, billboards and magazines

 The audio media: This includes radio and audio cassettes

 The audio visual: This includes cinema, video cassettes and television

 The electronic media: Internet information system

, THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS USED BY MASS MEDIA

Components of the mass communication process :

 Sender (Transmitter): The sender (transmitter) represents the person who speaks on
behalf of an organized group. E.g. Managing Director or Public Relation Officer of a
company announcing a large sponsorship, the editor of a newspaper the readership on a
daily newspaper

 Receiver (Target audience): This is the ultimate destination of a message.

 Channel: This indicates the route (way) through which the message reaches the target
audience. E.g. TVs, radios, satellite dish, decoder.

 Message: This refers to the information sent from the sender to the receiver.

 Interference: This refers to communication barriers obstructing the process of mass
communication.

 Physical barriers such as power failure, loud external noise from
aircraft and motorbikes may lead to the channel being
ineffective.

 Semantic barriers occur when the audience does not understand
the language or certain words used by the sender.

 Perceptual barriers occur when a receiver has a negative point of
view or a view that is contrary to that of the sender.



CHARACTERISTICS OF MASS COMMUNICATION
 Participants are groups and not individuals

 Complicated technology equipment is used

 There is no direct feedback between the sender and the receiver

 The sender does not know the receiver personally

 Although the message is directed to a particular group of people, it is not directed to a
specific person.



FUNCTIONS OF MASS MEDIA
 The news function: responsible for informing the audience about news worthy events. E.g.
explaining things that are happening

 The watchdog function (moral watch dog of society): responsible for informing the public
about moral issues and lobbying support for moral issues that concern the public or

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