Essay On Old Media

Media is the means of communication, as radio, newspapers and television, magazines, and the Internet, that reach or influence people widely. Over the years it has been used, the outlet and channels that are used to communicate the media to the public have changed. In my opinion, “old” media are things such as radio, television, and newspapers. They were the types used first, the oldest forms. Old media has been used in the marketing/advertising and news reporting world for years (Director). I also feel like those three are the branches of media that reach to the oldest people of the world’s population. “New” media in my opinion is considered as magazines, social media like twitter and facebook and the other ones, and the Internet (Director).

Gatekeeping can also be when information gets filtered. The scorekeeper makes elections and campaigns into a “horse race”, with polling throughout election season. Who might win or who might lose? (AP Gov Notes). The watchdog has the task of keeping tabs on everything, in other words in terms of the media, the camera is always on. There are some examples of this. Media can be considered gatekeepers when words or sensitives topics get filtered so they cannot be seen to the public eye, but in terms of politics, politicians have social media accounts where they can interact with citizens of the country that have accounts too. Polling and being the scalekeeper can be broadcasted and advertised through newspapers and websites so people are in the know of who is looking like the winner pre election. Finally, an example of being a watchdog, the media practices this job when everyone has tabs kept on them with sites they use or links they go to, and their search history. Being the watchdog allows journalism to keep the public up-to-date. This includes like when people fact check statements from public