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'{{Short description|Communications outlets; information and data storage}} {{for|the medium that carries communications|Transmission medium}} {{Essay-like|date=September 2023}} In [[communication]], '''media''' are the outlets or tools used to store and deliver content; semantic information or subject matter of which the media contains.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/media.html |title=What is media? definition and meaning |work=BusinessDictionary.com |access-date=2014-10-03 |archive-date=2017-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507192253/http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/media.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techopedia.com/definition/14462/communication-media|title=What is Communication Media? - Definition from Techopedia|author=Cory Janssen|work=Techopedia.com|access-date=2014-10-03|archive-date=2017-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403065707/https://www.techopedia.com/definition/14462/communication-media|url-status=live}}</ref> The term generally refers to components of the [[mass media]] communications industry, such as [[print media]], publishing, [[news media]], [[photography]], [[Movie theater|cinema]], [[broadcasting]] ([[Radio broadcasting|radio]] and [[Television broadcaster|television]]), [[digital media]], and [[advertising]].<ref>{{cite book |title=New Media: A Critical Introduction |url=http://www.philol.msu.ru/~discours/images/stories/speckurs/New_media.pdf |edition=2nd |author1=Martin Lister |author2=Jon Dovey |author3=Seth Giddings |author4=Iain Grant |author5=Kieran Kelly |access-date=2014-10-03 |archive-date=2016-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306154121/http://www.philol.msu.ru/~discours/images/stories/speckurs/New_media.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The development of [[early writing]] and [[History of paper|paper]] enabling longer-distance communication systems such as [[mail]], including in the [[Achaemenid Empire|Persian Empire]] ([[Chapar Khaneh]] and [[Angarium]]) and [[Roman Empire]], can be interpreted as early forms of media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/mediatheory/keywords/postal-system/|title=Postal system|last=Dunston|first=Bryan|date=2002|website=The Chicago School of Media Theory|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-18|archive-date=2020-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104212923/https://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/mediatheory/keywords/postal-system/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Writers such as [[Howard Rheingold]] have framed early forms of human communication, such as the [[Lascaux|Lascaux cave]] paintings and early writing, as early forms of media.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gMx-AMRg3A0C&q=%22media%22+%22cave+paintings%22+history&pg=PA52|title=New Media: A Critical Introduction|last1=Livingstone|first1=Sonia M.|last2=Lievrouw|first2=Leah A.|date=2009|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=9780415431606|pages=52–53|language=en|access-date=2020-10-27|archive-date=2023-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628173628/https://books.google.com/books?id=gMx-AMRg3A0C&q=%22media%22+%22cave+paintings%22+history&pg=PA52|url-status=live}}</ref> Another framing of the history of media starts with the [[Chauvet Cave]] paintings and continues with other ways to carry human communication beyond the short range of voice: [[smoke signal]]s, [[Trail blazing|trail markers]], and [[sculpture]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uBfnhWWKlqMC&q=%22media%22+%22cave+paintings%22+history&pg=PA33|title=Globalization and Media: Global Village of Babel|last=Lule|first=Jack|date=2012|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=9780742568365|pages=33–34|language=en|access-date=2020-10-27|archive-date=2023-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628173629/https://books.google.com/books?id=uBfnhWWKlqMC&q=%22media%22+%22cave+paintings%22+history&pg=PA33|url-status=live}}</ref> In its modern application, the term ''media'' is relating to communication channels was first used by Canadian [[communications theorist]] [[Marshall McLuhan]], who stated in ''Counterblast'' (1954): "The media are not toys; they should not be in the hands of Mother Goose and Peter Pan executives. They can be entrusted only to new artists because they are art forms." By the mid-1960s, the term had spread to general use in North America and the United Kingdom. According to [[H. L. Mencken]], the phrase ''mass media'' was used as early as 1923 in the United States.<ref>{{cite book|title=Colombo's All-Time Great Canadian Quotations|last=Colombo|first=John Robert|date=1994|publisher=[[Stoddart Publishing]]|isbn=0-7737-5639-6|page=[https://archive.org/details/colombosalltimeg0000unse/page/176 176]|url=https://archive.org/details/colombosalltimeg0000unse/page/176}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Group 3|title=The Evolution of Media|url=http://evolutionofmedia.over-blog.com/2016/08/the-origin-of-media-the-word-media-is-defined-as-one-of-the-means-or-channels-of-general-communication-information-or-entertainment|access-date=2022-02-11|website=Evolution of Media|language=en|archive-date=2022-02-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211214834/http://evolutionofmedia.over-blog.com/2016/08/the-origin-of-media-the-word-media-is-defined-as-one-of-the-means-or-channels-of-general-communication-information-or-entertainment|url-status=live}}</ref> The term ''medium'' (the singular form of ''media'') is defined as "one of the means or channels of general communication, information, or entertainment in society, as newspapers, radio, or television."<ref name="dict_thed">{{Cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/medium|title=medium|work=Dictionary.com|access-date=2015-08-10|archive-date=2016-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305135748/http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/medium|url-status=live}}</ref> == Regulations == {{Main|Media regulation|Media independence}} The role of [[Regulatory agency|regulatory authorities]] (license broadcaster institutions, [[content providers]], platforms) and the resistance to political and commercial interference in the autonomy of the media sector are both considered as significant components of [[media independence]]. In order to ensure media independence, regulatory authorities should be placed outside of governments' directives. This can be measured through legislation, agency statutes and rules.<ref name=":12">{{Cite report|title=World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development Global Report 2017/2018 |publisher=UNESCO |year=2018 |url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0026/002610/261065e.pdf }}</ref> === Government regulations === ==== Licensing ==== In the United States, the [[Radio Act of 1927]] established that the [[radio frequency spectrum]] was [[public property]]. This prohibited [[private organization]]s from owning any portion of the spectrum.<ref name="1927act">{{Cite web |title=The law of radio communication / by Stephen Davis |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$b45924?urlappend=%3Bseq=204 |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=HathiTrust |language=en}}</ref> A [[broadcast license]] is typically given to broadcasters by communications regulators, allowing them to broadcast on a certain frequency and typically in a specific geographical location. Licensing is done by regulators in order to manage a broadcasting medium and as a method to prevent the concentration of media ownership.<ref name="nuechterlein235">{{cite book |title=Digital Crossroads |last=Nuechterlein |first=Jonathan |author2=Weiser, Philip J. |year=2005 |publisher=The MIT Press |location=Cambridge, Massachusetts |page=[https://archive.org/details/digitalcrossroad00jona/page/235 235] |isbn=9780262140911 |url=https://archive.org/details/digitalcrossroad00jona|url-access=registration }}</ref> Licensing has been criticized for an alleged lack of [[Transparency (behavior)|transparency]]. Regulatory authorities in certain countries have been accused of exhibiting [[political bias]] in favor of the government or ruling party, which has resulted in some prospective broadcasters being denied licenses or being threatened with license withdrawal. As a consequence, there has been a decrease in diversity of content and views in certain countries due to actions made against broadcasters by states via their licensing authorities. This can have an impact on competition and may lead to an excessive concentration of power with potential influence on public opinion.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hanretty |first=Chris |date=2014 |title=Media outlets and their moguls: Why concentrated individual or family ownership is bad for editorial independence |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0267323114523150 |journal=European Journal of Communication |language=en |volume=29 |issue=3 |pages=335–350 |doi=10.1177/0267323114523150 |s2cid=53710900 |issn=0267-3231 |access-date=2023-01-11 |archive-date=2023-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111122401/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0267323114523150 |url-status=live }}</ref> Examples include the failure to renew or retain licenses for editorially critical media, reducing the regulator's competences and mandates for action, and a lack of due process in the adoption of regulatory decisions.<ref>Buckley, Steve, Kreszentia Duer, Toby Mendel, and Sean O. Siochru. 2008. Broadcasting, Voice, and Accountability : A Public Interest Approach to Policy, Law, and Regulation. Washington, DC: World Bank.</ref> ==== Government endorsed appointments ==== State control is also evident in the increasing politicization of regulatory bodies operationalized through transfers and appointments of party-aligned individuals to senior positions in regulatory authorities. [[Anatol Lieven]] in his book explains how Pakistan, a less economically developed country, regulated it's media in 1980's.<ref>Lieven, A., 2012. "Politics," in Pakistan: A Hard Country, pp. 229–230.</ref> ==== Internet regulation ==== .<ref name=":12" /> === Self-regulation === ==== At the regional level ==== In [[Western Europe]], [[Self-regulatory organization|self-regulation]] provides an alternative to state regulatory authorities. In such contexts, [[newspaper]]s have historically been free of licensing and regulation, and there has been repeated pressure for them to self-regulate or at least to have in-house [[Ombudsman|ombudsmen]]. However, it has often been difficult to establish meaningful self-regulatory entities. In many cases, self-regulations exists in the shadow of state regulation, and is conscious of the possibility of [[Interventionism (politics)|state intervention]]. In many countries in [[Central and Eastern Europe]], self-regulatory structures seems to be lacking or have not historically been perceived as efficient and effective.<ref>Fengler, Susanne, Tobias Eberwein, Salvador Alsius, Olivier Baisnée, Klaus Bichler, Boguslawa Dobek-Ostrowska, Huub Evers, et al. 2015. How effective is media self-regulation? Results from a comparative survey of European journalists. European Journal of Communication 30 (3): 249–266.</ref> The rise of [[satellite channel]]s that delivered directly to viewers, or through cable or online systems, renders much larger the sphere of unregulated programing. There are, however, varying efforts to regulate the access of [[programmer]]s to satellite transponders in parts of the [[Western Europe]], [[North America]], the [[Arab world|Arab region]] and in [[Asia–Pacific|Asia and the Pacific]]. The Arab Satellite Broadcasting Charter was an example of efforts to bring formal standards and some regulatory authority to bear on what is transmitted, but it appears to not have been implemented.<ref name=":3">{{Cite report |year=2014 |title=World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development |location=Paris |publisher=UNESCO |url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0022/002270/227025e.pdf }}</ref> ==== International organizations and NGOs ==== Self-regulation is expressed as a preferential system by journalists but also as a support for media freedom and development organizations by intergovernmental organizations such as [[UNESCO]] and [[non-governmental organization]]s. There has been a continued trend of establishing self-regulatory bodies, such as press councils, in conflict and post-conflict situations.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lewis |first=David |title=Non-Governmental Organizations, Management and Development |publisher=Routledge |year=2014 |location=Oxfordshire, England, UK |pages=25, 71, 155}}</ref> Major internet companies have responded to pressure by governments and the public by elaborating self-regulatory and complaints systems at the individual company level, using principles they have developed under the framework of the [[Global Network Initiative]]. The Global Network Initiative has grown to include several large telecom companies alongside internet companies such as [[Google]], [[Facebook]] and others, as well as [[Civil society|civil society organizations]] and academics.<ref>{{cite press release |publisher=Global Network Initiative |date=March 28, 2017 |title=Global Network Initiative Adds Seven Companies in Milestone Expansion of Freedom of Expression and Privacy Initiative |url=https://globalnetworkinitiative.org/global-network-initiative-adds-seven-companies-in-milestone-expansion-of-freedom-of-expression-and-privacy-initiative/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608184851/https://globalnetworkinitiative.org/global-network-initiative-adds-seven-companies-in-milestone-expansion-of-freedom-of-expression-and-privacy-initiative/ |archive-date= Jun 8, 2023 }}</ref> The [[European Commission]]'s 2013 publication, ICT Technology Sector Guide on Implementing the [[United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights]], impacts on the presence of independent journalism by defining the limits of what should or should not be carried and prioritized in the most popular digital spaces.<ref>{{cite report |publisher=European Commission |author=((Shift and Institute for Human Rights and Business)) |date=2013 |title="ICT Sector Guide on Implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights" |url=https://www.ihrb.org/pdf/eu-sector-guidance/EC-Guides/ICT/EC-Guide_ICT.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204110000/https://www.ihrb.org/pdf/eu-sector-guidance/EC-Guides/ICT/EC-Guide_ICT.pdf |archive-date= Dec 4, 2023 }}</ref> ==== Private sector ==== [[File:RDR_indicator_scores_for_policy_transparency_in_regards_to_third-party_requests_for_content_or_account_restriction.png |thumb|upright=.9 |Ranking Digital Rights indicator scores for policy transparency in regards to third-party requests for content or account restriction]] [[File:Ranking Digital Rights 2015.jpg|thumb|left|upright=.9|Ranking Digital Rights indicator scores for policy transparency in regard to their terms of service enforcement (which impact upon content or account restrictions)]] Public pressure on technology giants has motivated the development of new strategies aimed not only at identifying '[[fake news]]', but also at eliminating some of the structural causes of their emergence and proliferation. Facebook has created new buttons for users to report content they believe is false, following previous strategies aimed at countering [[Online hate speech|hate speech and harassment online]]. These changes reflect broader transformations occurring among tech giants to increase their transparency. As indicated by the [[Open Technology Institute|Ranking Digital Rights]] Corporate Accountability Index, most large internet companies have reportedly become relatively more forthcoming in terms of their policies about transparency in regard to third party requests to remove or access content, especially in the case of requests from governments.<ref name="RDR2015">{{cite web |title=Ranking Digital Rights |date=2015 |publisher=Corporate Accountability Index |url=https://rankingdigitalrights.org/index2015/ |access-date=2018-07-05 |archive-date=2020-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110235357/https://rankingdigitalrights.org/index2015/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="RDR2017">{{cite web |title=Ranking Digital Rights |date=2017 |publisher=Corporate Accountability Index |url=https://rankingdigitalrights.org/index2017/ |access-date=2018-07-05 |archive-date=2020-12-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212105824/https://rankingdigitalrights.org/index2017/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At the same time, however, the study signaled a number of companies that have become more opaque when it comes to disclosing how they enforce their own terms of service, in restricting certain types of content and account.<ref name="RDR2017" /> State governments can also use "Fake news" in order to spread propaganda.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Nadeem |first1=M.A. |last2=Mustafa |first2=G. |last3=Kakar |first3=A. |date=2021 |title=Fifth Generation Warfare and its Challenges to Pakistan |journal=Pakistan Journal of International Affairs |volume=4 |issue=1}}</ref> ==== Fact-checking and news literacy ==== In addition to responding to pressure for more clearly defined self-regulatory mechanisms, and galvanized by the debates over so-called 'fake news', internet companies such as Facebook have launched campaigns to educate users about how to more easily distinguish between 'fake news' and real news sources. Ahead of the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|United Kingdom national election in 2017]], for example, Facebook published a series of advertisements in newspapers with 'Tips for Spotting False News' which suggested 10 things that might signal whether a story is genuine or not.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/help/188118808357379|title=Tips to Spot False News {{!}} Facebook Help Center {{!}} Facebook|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-07-03|archive-date=2020-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112022741/https://www.facebook.com/help/188118808357379|url-status=live}}</ref> There have also been broader initiatives bringing together a variety of donors and actors to promote [[fact-checking]] and [[Information and media literacy|news literacy]], such as the News Integrity Initiative at the [[City University of New York]]'s School of Journalism. This 14 million USD investment by groups including the [[Ford Foundation]] and Facebook was launched in 2017 so its full impact remains to be seen. It will, however, complement the offerings of other networks such as the International Fact-Checking Network launched by the [[Poynter Institute]] in 2015 which seeks to outline the parameters of the field.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.poynter.org/international-fact-checking-network-fact-checkers-code-principles|title=International Fact-Checking Network fact-checkers' code of principles|website=Poynter|language=en|access-date=2018-07-03|archive-date=2020-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208014533/https://www.poynter.org/international-fact-checking-network-fact-checkers-code-principles|url-status=live}}</ref> Instagram has also created a way to potentially expose "fake news" that is posted on the site. After looking into the site, it seemed as more than a place for political memes, but a weaponized platform, instead of the creative space it used to be.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Al-Rawi |first=Ahmed |date=2021-03-03 |title=Political Memes and Fake News Discourses on Instagram |url=https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/3533 |journal=Media and Communication |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=276–290 |doi=10.17645/mac.v9i1.3533 |s2cid=233468644 |issn=2183-2439 |doi-access=free |access-date=2022-11-22 |archive-date=2022-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122024618/https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/3533 |url-status=live }}</ref> Since that, Instagram has started to put warning labels on certain stories or posts if third-party fact checkers believe that false information is being spread.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Help Center |url=https://help.instagram.com/388534952086572 |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=help.instagram.com |archive-date=2022-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122031620/https://help.instagram.com/388534952086572 |url-status=live }}</ref> Instagram works with these fact checkers to ensure that no false information is being spread around the site.<ref name=":2">{{Cite magazine |last=Harrison |first=Sara |title=Instagram Now Fact-Checks, but Who Will Do the Checking? |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/story/instagram-fact-checks-who-will-do-checking/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |issn=1059-1028}}</ref> Instagram started this work in 2019, following Facebook with the idea as they started fact checking in 2016.<ref name=":2" /> ==Electronic media== {{Main|Electronic media}} {{Further|Digital media|Information Age|Social media}} Developments in [[telecommunications]] has provided media the ability to conduct long-distance communication via analog and digital media: * [[Analog signal|Analog]] telecommunications include some [[radio]] systems, historical [[telephony]] systems, and historical [[television]] broadcasts. * [[Digital telecommunications]] allow for [[computer-mediated communication]], [[telegraphy]], [[computer network]]s, [[digital radio]], [[digital telephony]] and [[digital television]]. Modern communication media includes long-distance exchanges between larger numbers of people ([[many-to-many]] communication via [[email]], [[Internet forum]]s, and [[telecommunications port]]s). Traditional broadcast media and mass media favor [[Point-to-multipoint communication|one-to-many]] communication (television, [[film|cinema]], radio, [[newspaper]], [[magazine]]s, and [[social media]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://marketbusinessnews.com/telecommunications-definition-meaning/ |title=What is telecommunications? Definition and meaning |work=Market Business News |access-date=7 March 2023 |archive-date=23 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223153335/https://marketbusinessnews.com/telecommunications-definition-meaning/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imre.uk/2018/01/pr-1-many-inbound-many-many-many-1/ |title=1 to Many, Many to Many and Many to 1 – for PR and Inbound |date=11 January 2018 |publisher=Imre |access-date=7 March 2023 |archive-date=23 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223153340/https://www.imre.uk/2018/01/pr-1-many-inbound-many-many-many-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref> === Social Media === Electronic Media, specifically social media has become one of the top forms of media that people use in the twenty-first century. The percent of people that use social media and social networking outlets went from 5% in 2005 to 79% in 2019. [[Instagram]], [[Twitter]], [[Pinterest]], [[TikTok|Tiktok]], and [[Facebook]] are all the most commonly used social media platforms. The average time that an individual spends on social media is 2.5 hours a day. With the exponential increase of social media it has also caused a change in which people communicate with others as well as receive information. About 53% use social media to read/watch the news.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Ortiz-Ospina |first1=Esteban |last2=Roser |first2=Max |date=2023-03-20 |title=The rise of social media |url=https://ourworldindata.org/rise-of-social-media |journal=Our World in Data |access-date=2023-04-21 |archive-date=2023-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409222337/https://ourworldindata.org/rise-of-social-media |url-status=live }}</ref> === Gaming === {{Further|Video game|Online game}} ==== Online ==== The gaming community has grown exponentially, and about 63% have taken to playing with others, whether online or in-person.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2019 |title=2019 Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry |pages=4–13 |work=Entertainment Software Association |url=https://www.theesa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ESA_Essential_facts_2019_final.pdf |access-date=7 April 2023 |archive-date=3 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803031831/https://www.theesa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ESA_Essential_facts_2019_final.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Players online will communicate through the system of microphone applicability either through the game or a third party application such as [[Discord]]. The improvements upon connectivity and software allowed for players online to keep in touch and game instantaneously, disregarding location almost entirely. ==== Age ==== Gaming is an activity shared amongst others regardless of age, allowing for a diverse group of players to connect and enjoy their favorite games with. This helps with creating or maintaining relationships: friendships, family, or a significant other.<ref name=":0" /> ==== Ratings and content ==== As with most interactive media content, games have ratings to assist in choosing appropriate games regarding younger audiences. This is done by [[ESRB ratings]] and consists of the following: E for Everyone, E for Everyone 10+, T for Teen, and M for Mature 17+. Whenever a new game is released, it is reviewed by associations to determine a suitable rating so younger audiences do not consume harmful or inappropriate content.<ref name=":0" /> ==== Reach ==== The usage and consumption of gaming has tremendously increased within the last decade with estimates of around 2.3 billion people from around the world playing digital and online video games.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wijman |first=T. |date=April 30, 2018 |title=Mobile Revenues Account for More Than 50% of the Global Games Market as It Reaches $137.9 Billion in 2018 |work=Newzoo |url=https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/global-games-market-reaches-137-9-billion-in-2018-mobile-games-take-half/}}</ref> The growth rate for the global market for gaming was expected to grow 6.2% towards 2020. Areas like Latin America had a 20.1% increase, Asia-Pacific - 9.2%, North America - 4.0%, and Europe -11.7%.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McDonald |first=E |date=April 20, 2017 |title=The Global Games Market Will Reach $108.9 Billion in 2017 With Mobile Taking 42% |work=Newzoo |url=https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/the-global-games-market-will-reach-108-9-billion-in-2017-with-mobile-taking-42/}}</ref> ==== Communication ==== Studies show that digital and online gaming can be used as a communication method to aid in scientific research and create interaction. The narrative, layout, and gaming features all share a relationship that can deliver meaning and value that make games an innovative communication tool.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ouariachi, Olvera-Lobo, Gutierrez-Perez |first=T., M. D., J. |date=2017 |title=Analyzing climate change communication through online games: development and application of validated criteria |journal=Science Communication |volume=39 |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1075547016687998 |issue=1 |pages=10–44 |doi=10.1177/1075547016687998 |s2cid=151746669 |access-date=2023-04-21 |archive-date=2023-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421041957/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1075547016687998 |url-status=live }}</ref> Research-focused games showed a connection towards a greater usage of dialogue within the science community as players had the opportunity to address issues with a game with themselves and scientists. This helped to push the understanding of how gaming and players can help advance scientific research via communication through games.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Curtis |first=V. |date=2014 |title=Public engagement through the development of science-based computer games: the Wellcome Trust's "Gamify your PhD" initiative |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1075547013492436 |journal=Science Communication |volume=36 |issue=3 |pages=379–387 |doi=10.1177/1075547013492436 |s2cid=53590587 |access-date=2023-04-21 |archive-date=2023-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421041955/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1075547013492436 |url-status=live }}</ref> ===vBook=== {{See also|Wiki|Markup language|Vlog}} A vBook is an [[Ebook|eBook]] that is [[Digital First Media|digital first media]] with [[Compound document|embedded]] [[video]], [[image]]s, [[Chart|graphs]], [[Table (information)|tables]], [[Text (literary theory)|text]], and other useful media.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vidyard.com/blog/vbook-video-book-replaces-ebook/ | title=A vBook (Video Book) is the New Alternative to an eBook }}</ref> ==See also== {{Portal|Media}} *[[Distributed presence]] *[[Media franchise]] *[[Media manipulation]] *[[Media psychology]] *[[Media and gender]] *[[Press conference]] ==References== {{reflist|2}} {{Free-content attribution | title = World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development Global Report 2017/2018 | author = | publisher = UNESCO | page numbers = 202 | source = | documentURL = http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0026/002610/261065e.pdf | license statement URL = http://www.unesco.org/ulis/cgi-bin/ulis.pl?catno=261065&set=005B363F1B_1_338&gp=1&lin=1&ll=1 | license = CC BY SA 3.0 IGO }} ==Further reading== {{Wiktionary|media}} * McQuail, Denis (2001) ''McQuail's'' ''Mass Communication Theory'' (fourth edition), Sage, London, pp.&nbsp;16–34. MAS * Biagi, S. (2004). Media Impact. Wadsworth Pub Co, 7th edition. * Caron, A. H. and Caronia, L. (2007). Moving cultures: mobile communication in everyday life. McGill-Queen's University Press. {{Media and human factors}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Communication]]'