| − | The '''media''' are businesses that report on scarce occurrences of interest to the public, such as [[election]]s, airplane crashes, [[stock market]] fluctuations and [[sport|sporting events]]. It is generally a term used to refer to methods of communicating to the general public, whether the communicated information is factual or opinion-based. Common media include [[newspapers]], [[television]], [[news channels]], and [[radio]]. | + | The '''media''' are businesses that report on scarce occurrences of interest to the public, such as [[election]]s, airplane crashes, [[stock market]] fluctuations and [[sport|sporting events]]. It is generally a term used to refer to methods of communicating to the general public, whether the communicated information is factual or opinion-based. Common media include [[newspapers]], [[television]], [[news channel]]s, and [[radio]]. |
| − | The definition of the media has expended to include various sources including [[chat room|chat rooms]], [[website|websites]], and specialized websites called [[blog|blogs]]. [[Conservapedia]] could be classified as a source of media. | + | The definition of the media has expended to include various sources including [[chat room]]s, [[website]]s, and specialized websites called [[blog]]s. [[Conservapedia]] could be classified as a source of media. |