Буклет "Mass Media"/"Засоби масової інформації"

There are  many  kinds  of  mass  media,  for  example:  computer, television, books  and  newspapers, radio  and  mobile  phones. Due  to  this  we can  communicate  with  each  other, get  necessary  information,  write  e-mails,  listen  to  the  news all  around  the  world, watch  films  and  interesting  programmes  and  many  others.

Mass  Media

Books play very important role in our lives. "Books and friends should be few but good" says an English proverb. A book is certainly a friend and a teacher. We learn many things by reading books. Books teach people to live. After reading some books it is easy to understand what should be done and what must not be done.

Using  computer you can see a lot  of  information. You can read news or watch some video about the  latest  events in your country, city or  town. There are many sources of information: social networking, for example  and many others. Computer is one of  the  best  kinds  of  mass  media.

Mobile  phone  is  a  good technology.  The  first  mobile  phone  was  invented  in  1973  by  Martin  Cooper. He  is  the  father  of  the  mobile  phones.  Mobile  phone  has  become  popular  to  everybody  nowadays. The  biggest    advantage  of  having  the  mobile  phone  is  that  you  can  communicate  with  your  family  and  friends no  matter  where  you  are.

Millions  of  people  all  over  the  world  read newspapers  and  magazines. Among  the  first  newspapers  in  Ukraine,  there  were  Lviv  Courier (started  in  1749),  Kharkiv  Weekly (started  in  1817). Newspapers  can  be  of  daily  or  weekly  publication. Magazines  are  usually  monthlies.

Television is one of the major mass media. Today every family has television. It plays a very important role in our lives. TV gives people a lot of interesting information. You can find about wonderful things, world flora and fauna. Also TV gives great possibilities for education. We can learn foreign languages. There are many channels. These channels show cartoons, foreign films, sport programmes.

 Think about radio, and what often comes to mind is the crystal clear music and spoken words broadcast by FM stations across America. But radio wasn't always so advanced -- or so popular. Like many technologies, it evolved gradually and gained acceptance slowly. Today, radio continues to evolve as it competes with other technologies to attract and hold an audience.