Editing Media Theory (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> ==
* '''Media Theory''' — The study of the nature and effects of various media on human culture and behavior.
* '''Medium''' — The channel or technology used to communicate (e.g., Book, Radio, Internet).
* '''The Medium is the Message''' — Marshall McLuhan's idea that the technology itself has a bigger impact than the content it carries.
* '''Mass Media''' — Media technologies that reach a large audience via mass communication (e.g., Television, Newspapers).
* '''Gatekeeping''' — The process by which information is filtered for dissemination (e.g., an editor choosing which story makes the front page).
* '''Agenda Setting''' — The ability of the media to influence which topics are considered "important" by the public.
* '''Framing''' — The way a story is presented (the "frame") which influences how people interpret the facts.
* '''Digital Divide''' — The gap between those who have access to modern information technology and those who do not.
* '''Convergence''' — The merging of previously distinct media forms (e.g., your smartphone is a phone, a TV, a newspaper, and a camera).
* '''Hyper-reality''' — A state where the "simulated" world (on screens) becomes more real to us than the physical world (Developed by Jean Baudrillard).
* '''Echo Chamber''' — An environment where a person only encounters information or opinions that reflect and reinforce their own.
* '''Filter Bubble''' — A state of intellectual isolation caused by algorithms that only show us what we already like.
* '''Semiotics''' — The study of signs and symbols and how they create meaning.
* '''Propaganda''' — Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.
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