Read the text, ignoring the gaps, and choose the correct headings. Then read again and fill in the missing information. such as newspapers, television newspapers, magazines and other periodicals collected, processed, analysed and spread historical, cultural, scientific agitate and manipulate films, music, shows The term "media" was created in the USA in the 1940s. In simple words, it's a way of communicating information and news to people, such as newspapers, television, etc. The first media were newspapers which appeared in ancient Rome. With the development of technology, the media have also been developed. Except for the classical press like newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, radio, television, and the Internet have become an integral part of the media. According to some researchers, the development of some social networks allows to call them another separate type of media. So, modern types of media include: the press (newspapers, magazines); book publishers; press agencies; broadcasting; TV; film-, video-, sound recording; the Internet (including social networks). The informative function is the most important one. The information is collected, processed, analysed and spread to the society. The educational function helps to develop people's knowledge by giving and explaining historical, cultural, scientific and other facts. Propaganda function, especially in the political sphere, is a way to agitate and manipulate people. The entertaining function can be represented by films, music, shows which can have a positive effect on people.
Задание

Read the text, ignoring the gaps, and choose the correct headings. Then read again and fill in the missing information.

  • such as newspapers, television
  • newspapers, magazines and other periodicals
  • collected, processed, analysed and spread
  • historical, cultural, scientific
  • agitate and manipulate
  • films, music, shows

[Kinds of media|Functions of the media|What's media?]

The term "media" was created in the USA in the 1940s. In simple words, it's a way of communicating information and news to people, [ ], etc. The first media were newspapers which appeared in ancient Rome. With the development of technology, the media have also been developed. Except for the classical press like [ ], radio, television, and the Internet have become an integral part of the media. According to some researchers, the development of some social networks allows to call them another separate type of media.

[Kinds of media|Functions of the media|What's media?]

So, modern types of media include:

  1. the press (newspapers, magazines);
  2. book publishers;
  3. press agencies;
  4. broadcasting;
  5. TV;
  6. film-, video-, sound recording;
  7. the Internet (including social networks).

[Kinds of media|Functions of the media|What's media?]

The informative function is the most important one. The information is [ ] to the society. The educational function helps to develop people's knowledge by giving and explaining [ ] and other facts. Propaganda function, especially in the political sphere, is a way to [ ] people. The entertaining function can be represented by [ ] which can have a positive effect on people.