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Student: Jean-Claude
Course: Communication
of communication, mass
into a single network. Until recently, people had to pay for communication, but it seems it’s
free and/or cheaper all across the globe today. The world has turned more advanced and
Communication Revolution").
revolutionized the world of mass communication. With the advent of the internet in the form
of a digital revolution, everything has changed, from the media content, its storage,
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distribution, and use, to the media profession itself. The internet has rapidly transformed mass
It is noteworthy that the internet being the network of networks has merged up the
traditional media into “one”. It has not supplanted the existing conventional media ("United
States Government"). Every medium has its place and a role to play but the ways other media
are used today have changed. I believe all the media currently available to the users
complement each other. In addition to the modern social media and the internet news,
traditionally we count television, radio, newspaper, magazine, etc. as the crucial mass media.
the internet for now. Messages conveyed from a single source are intended to reach the mass
audience. This is a significantly different model from what is called an interpersonal model of
the internet that is more of a “one-to-one”. The internet has evolved as a more interactive
medium in addition to being a mass medium allowing people to choose the information they
want and prefer specific to their needs (Olusola 2007). It has the capability of reaching many
users at a time. In fact, the internet encompasses all at once – one-to-one, one-to-many, and
many-to-one models.
As to writing and print media, the internet has altered the way content is written,
distributed, and credited. Today, social media offers innumerable ways to write your thoughts
about things that matter to you, write e-books, articles, and much more with instant e-
publishing options leading to wide-ranging audiences. Both Scribd and Medium have gained
much popularity in this connection. In addition, e-papers (online newspapers) and online
magazines are on the rise today, thereby enjoying a countless number of audiences available
Since the internet has merged the conventional media up into one, the examples of
radios and televisions won’t be out of the scope when discussing the mass media vis-à-vis the
internet. Both the radio and the television are brought to the users directly over the internet in
their smartphones, tablets, or laptops. It is a fact that even the mass media like radio stations
and TV stations rely heavily on the internet for smooth operations and transmissions to the
end-users and audiences. The entertainment industry is not out of the benefits of facilitation
the internet has provided through social media and other advanced channels like
The internet has considerably impacted the traditional mass media. For example, radio
and television are limited in terms of content by the amount of airtime, whereas, the print is
limited and confined to the number of pages. But the internet content has no boundaries
excepting the bandwidth (Olusola 2007). That is the very reason the internet has modernized
the content storage, distribution, and availability to the content consumers. The bandwidth
concerns no longer exist today as a result of the availability of highly advanced technologies.
This is another broad topic of discussion that cannot be discussed in this piece of writing.
checks on the information accuracy, leaving the source credibility at a question. When
exposed to sources on TV, radio, and print media including magazines and newspapers,
people normally rely on and recognize the authenticity right away. But the source credibility
over the internet is questionable particularly when the information has been posted
anonymously. So, the problem with the internet only arises when it comes to the credibility of
The internet serves as a hybrid medium in terms of message conveyance. Unlike print
media e.g. newspapers which are asynchronous and TV and radio being synchronous media,
the internet is a blend of both asynchronous and synchronous media (Olusola 2007). It further
differentiates when interactivity matters. Television and radio being synchronous media, they
still miss interactivity. But the benefits of the internet are twofold: hybrid medium
chatting, video conferencing, and much more. The internet also combines some complex
technological and electronic means to display and distribute the distribution which is not the
As I move to conclude this paper, I learned from the research that the internet as a
communication revolution has transformed and modernized everything in the media world.
The way the media profession used to be practiced sometime earlier, it is being done
differently today. The knowledge, expertise, and competencies about the internet technology
underpin job success in the media industry today. For example, an editor at a newspaper
agency no longer carries papers along with him. All (s)he needs is sitting virtually anywhere
and access the content and stories using a networked computer. The same goes true for the
broadcast industry. The deployment of digital cameras, digital videotaping, digital storage, all
In concluding remarks, I would say that the internet has turned the upside down in
everything we do. Communication media have been revolutionized to the extent of the
internet being the preferred medium in daily life communication. Everyday needs like
shopping, ordering a pizza, instant TV, sharing photos and locations with friends, etc. have
been easier than ever. Today keeping up with the news requires a quick click and one can
read local or international papers or watch news channels anywhere, all updated and latest.
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The internet itself has advanced. Earlier it was mere information store maintained and
uploading, blogging, posting, and the like. The content to a great extent is our own, and we
Works Cited
Dentzel, Zaryn, et al. “How the Internet Has Changed Everyday Life.” OpenMind,
www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/articles/internet-changed-everyday-life/.
Oyero, Olusola. "The implications of internet on the media and the practice of mass
courses.lumenlearning.com/americangovernment/chapter/the-evolution-of-the-media/.