Media in society
What is media?
Media is a means of Communication through which news, entertainment, education, data, or promotional messages are spread.
There are different types of media and all are used. However two main types are traditional and digital media.
traditional
Traditional media is a bit older than this generation and coming generations are/will be used to. When we think of media, we think YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, etc. However this is not always the case.
Examples
Digital
digital media is any media that is encoded in a machine or electronic device. this is typically the media we see and most use today.
Examples
Digital media is very important in our society today. It is the backbone of almost all companies, and it seems to be the future of marketing. It increases awareness of companies' existance and importance drastically. It makes it easier to engage with one another on social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, tumblr, etc.
Legal Issues Regarding Digital media
Copyright
Don't take somebody else's work if you do not own it. there is a fair use policy, but a person must be careful or there might be consequences.
Cyber bullying
Cyber bullying is when a child, preteen or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen or teen using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or other electronic devices. Just don't do it.
Identity Theft
Identity theft IS THE DELIBERATE USE OF SOMEONE ELSE'S IDENTITY. It is usually used to gain a profit for themselves financially. It is highly illegal, and the consequences are high as well.