Understanding Media Communications and Complete Functions

Understanding Media Communications and Complete Functions

Communication is a process that involves the relationship between humans and the surrounding environment. Without human communication would be separate from its surroundings. But without communication environment will become irrelevant activities. In other words, human beings communicate because the need to conduct the relationship with the environment. When In the course of human communication needs while understanding the communication media of communication media is all the means that are used to produce, reproduce, distribute or disseminate and also convey information.

Communications media plays an important role in people's lives. The process of sending the information in this modern age is very sophisticated. Telecommunications technology most sought after by everyone, to deliver or transmit the information or news is growing because telecommunications technology, faster, accurate, precise, easy, cheap, effective and efficient. Sharing of information between countries and continents in the world any more and is now getting easier.

Functions of communication media, including:

@. Effectiveness - with the communication media will facilitate the smooth running of the delivery of information. 

@. Efficiency - using communication media will accelerate the delivery of information. 

@. Concrete - by using communication media will help speed up the contents of a message that has an abstract nature.  

@. Motivational - using communication media will be the spirit of communication.

The types of communication media, based on its function as below:

@. The production function - a useful communication medium to produce various kinds of information, for example: PC / Computer word processing (Word Processor).     

@. The production function - a useful communication medium to reproduce and multiply information, for example: Audio tapes and video tapes recorder.     

@. Function Submission of information - communication media that serve to communication used to disseminate and convey a message to the communicant to be targeted, for example: Hand phone, Telephone, Facsimile, etc.

Media communication based forms, including the following:

@. The print media are all kinds of things in print, in which can be used as a means of delivering the message information, such as for example: newspaper / newspapers, brochures, newsletters etc.  
@. Media Audio is receiving information conveyed by using the sense of hearing, such as for example: Radio etc.
@. Visual media (media that in view) is receiving messages conveyed information using the senses of sight, for example: TV, photos etc.
@. Audio-visual media is a communication medium that can be seen at once heard, so to access the information conveyed messages, use the sense of sight and hearing senses, such as for instance: Televisions, videos etc.

Based on the scope, among others include:

External communication media is a communication medium used to establish the relationship and convey the message information with outside parties. As an example:

@. Printed or written communication media meant to reach external public as consumers, customers, partners, stockholders, and so on. For example, such as paper companies, brochures, bulletins. External media printed has a function as a media liaison, as a means of conveying information, media education, the means to shape public opinion, the means to build an image, etc.     

@. Radio is an electronic instrument that can be used as a medium of communication and information, including audio media can only provide auditory stimuli alone. Through this tool people can listen to broadcasts of events pliers occur, the most important events, problems in life and entertainment.  

@. TV / Television is a broadcast tool pictorial catcher. Television word itself comes from the word and the word tele vision, which has a meaning far (tele) and visible (vision). So television can be interpreted visible or can be viewed from a distance. To convey the message information to the public through television broadcasts can be used by advertising, inviting journalists or television reporter that contains news about activities or can also apply to fill an event broadcast on TV.     

@. Phone that is as a medium of communication, the telephone is essential to convey and receive information verbally, rapidly with the external public.     

@. Cellular Telephone (Mobile) which is one of the technological developments in this era of technological sophistication, not only the function of the mobile phone as a communication tool, but also be able to access the internet, sms, mms and are able to transmit data. With the development of mobile phone technology, the more it will help the public in a variety of activities, because now the phone can be regarded as a person's identity.     

@. Letters are written media to deliver information, can be conventional or electronic mail. The correspondence is one very important activity in the company. A lot of information out of the company through this medium, because the letter is a medium of communication that is very effective if linked can not be related directly or orally.     

@. The Internet is a network of computers connected widely and spread across the world. This network includes millions of computers that are connected to one another by utilizing a telephone network (either wired or wirelles / cordless). The media functions include easy, quick and also low in conveying information to reach the world. The Internet provides a number of applications that can be worn by the user. For example such as: chat, email, web, etc. 

@. Internal communications media are all means of delivering and also receiving messages among internal public information, and usually is non-commercial. The recipient or sender of the information that those internal public. Media that can be used internally, among others, such as: Mail, telephone, bulletin boards, house journal (Monthly Magazine), printed material (printed communications media), media meetings and talks, etc.