Newspapers and Magazines
A person or a company that prepares and issues newspapers and magazines.
Publisher
Can you name some movie genres?
Western, horror, comedy, romance, action, thriller, sci-fi, etc
Was the first television black and white or color?
It was black and white.
What's the other name of the Web?
Internet
Name some examples of mass media.
Newspaper, book, magazine, television, radio, Internet, etc
Thanks to this, people can make many copies of newspapers and magazines pretty fast
Printing press
What genre are these movies: "Annabelle", "It", "Insidious"
Horror movies
A smartphone
What is the main purpose of the mass media.
It gives information to a lot of people at the same time
How many daily newspapers are there in the world?
There're over 6,000 daily newspapers.
What genre are these: "Frozen", "The Incredibles", "Aladdin"
Cartoons
When did television appear?
Television appeared in 1930s
Name some social network websites.
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube, etc.
What helps to pay for cost of publishing newspapers, magazines, production of TV programmes?
Advertising
When and where was the first newspaper printed?
The first newspaper was printed in 1590 in Europe.
What did people call short films with news from around the world?
Newsreels
A special website where you can write about your ideas, feelings, and thoughts is called a blog. What do people call a video blog?
Vlog
When and how did mass media begin?
It began in 1440, when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press.
Who invented the printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
How many years ago did people start going to movie theatres?
People started going to movie theatres 100 years ago.
How many people use the Web?
One third of all the people use the Web (2,3 billion)
The latest choice of mass media forms is the Web. It lets you get news from around the world very fast and easily.
What do you think will be the next form of mass media?
There's no correct answer. You will get points if you have some good ideas about it.