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Media refers to various
means of communication.

For example, television,

radio, and the newspaper are
different types of media. The
term can also be used as a
collective noun for the press
or news reporting agencies.
 HISTORY OF MEDIA

With the restoration of democratic order, press in Bangladesh enjoys complete

freedom today. During 1997-98. there were more than one thousand newspapers
and periodicals including 286 dailies in the country, which is much higher than
the corresponding figures of 1990. Total circulation of newspapers and
periodicals exceeds 2 million. Both Bangla and English language dailies and
periodicals are read widely.Foreign and local news agencies inc1uding state-
owned Bangladesh Sanghad Sangsthaare operating in Bangladesh. 
own pictures and captions.
TYPES OF MEDIA

Traditional media
– The press
– Film
– Radio and
Television
 
Modern media
– Digital television
– The internet
Newspapers began as a way of providing information about particular events to the
populous, and their popularity is dependent on their supply of interesting articles to
disseminate to and inform their readership. The gain for the subscriber is supposed to
be information, but in reality all we really want from a newspaper is to tell us that our
own opinions & prejudices are in fact justified & correct.
Name of some daily Newspaper:

English Dailies
– The Daily Star
– The Financial Express
– The New Age
– The Observer
  
Bangla Dailies
 
– Prothom Alo
– Ittefaq
– Janakantha
– Inquilab
– Ajker Kagoj
– Jugantor
Magazines
Advantages

– Allows you to reach a huge number of people in a given geographic

area 
– You have the flexibility in deciding the ad size and placement within
the newspaper 
– Your ad can be as large as necessary to communicate as much of a
story as you care to tell 
– Exposure to your ad is not limited; readers can go back to your
message again and again if so desired. 
– Free help in creating and producing ad copy is usually available 
– Quick turn-around helps your ad reflect the changing market
conditions. The ad you decide to run today can be in your customers'
hands in one to two days.
Disadvantages

– Ad space is expensive 
– Your ad has to compete against the clutter of other advertisers, including
the giants ads run by supermarkets and department stores as well as the
ads of your competitors 
– Poor photo reproduction limits creativity 
– Newspapers are a price-oriented medium; most ads are for sales 
– Newspapers are a highly visible medium, so your competitors can
quickly react to your prices 
Television:

Television (TV) is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting

and receiving moving images, either monochromatic ("black and white") or
color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to
a television set, television programming or television transmission.
Advantages

Television permits you to reach large numbers of people on a national or regional

level in a short period of time 
Independent stations and cable offer new opportunities to pinpoint local audiences 
Television being an image-building and visual medium, it offers the ability to
convey your message
Radio:
Radio is the transmission of signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves with
frequencies below those of visible light.
Internet
 
A global network connecting millions of computers is called Internet. More than 100
countries are linked into exchanges of data, news and opinions. Unlike online services,
which are centrally controlled, the Internet is decentralized by design. Each Internet
computer, called a host, is independent. Its operators can choose which Internet services
to use and which local services to make available to the global Internet community.
Conclusion:

Last of all we can say that media is very important part in our life. Now- a-days
we can’t think any single moment without media. Newspaper, Television, Radio
and internet play a vital role in our society. To the help of those types of media
we can gather different types of knowledge easily.