The document discusses the different eras of media - oral, script, print, electronic, and digital - and outlines the key advantages and disadvantages of each era. The oral era allowed for immediate communication but had limited reach and was susceptible to distortion over time. The script era enabled information preservation but had limited accessibility. The print era supported mass dissemination of information but was costly and time-consuming. The electronic era facilitated long-distance communication through audio and video but relied on infrastructure. The digital era provides instant global access through the internet but also poses challenges around information overload, digital divide, and privacy/security issues.
The document discusses the different eras of media - oral, script, print, electronic, and digital - and outlines the key advantages and disadvantages of each era. The oral era allowed for immediate communication but had limited reach and was susceptible to distortion over time. The script era enabled information preservation but had limited accessibility. The print era supported mass dissemination of information but was costly and time-consuming. The electronic era facilitated long-distance communication through audio and video but relied on infrastructure. The digital era provides instant global access through the internet but also poses challenges around information overload, digital divide, and privacy/security issues.
The document discusses the different eras of media - oral, script, print, electronic, and digital - and outlines the key advantages and disadvantages of each era. The oral era allowed for immediate communication but had limited reach and was susceptible to distortion over time. The script era enabled information preservation but had limited accessibility. The print era supported mass dissemination of information but was costly and time-consuming. The electronic era facilitated long-distance communication through audio and video but relied on infrastructure. The digital era provides instant global access through the internet but also poses challenges around information overload, digital divide, and privacy/security issues.
The document discusses the different eras of media - oral, script, print, electronic, and digital - and outlines the key advantages and disadvantages of each era. The oral era allowed for immediate communication but had limited reach and was susceptible to distortion over time. The script era enabled information preservation but had limited accessibility. The print era supported mass dissemination of information but was costly and time-consuming. The electronic era facilitated long-distance communication through audio and video but relied on infrastructure. The digital era provides instant global access through the internet but also poses challenges around information overload, digital divide, and privacy/security issues.
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Directions: The development of media has unfurled technological progress not only in
progressive countries but also in our country, the Philippines. Below are the eras or period of media. Cite the advantages and disadvantages of each era or period.
No. Era/Period Advantages Disadvantages
1 Oral Immediate and direct Limited reach and communication. audience. Transmission of Susceptible to cultural knowledge distortion or and traditions. alteration over time. Lack of preservation and documentation.
2 Script Preservation of Limited accessibility
information and to those who could knowledge. read and write. Standardization of Reliance on written language and materials for communication. communication. Expansion of literacy Potential loss of oral and education. traditions and cultural nuances.
3 Print Mass production and Costly production and
dissemination of distribution. information. Time-consuming Increased access to process for creating knowledge and ideas. and disseminating Formation of public content. opinion and political Limited interactivity awareness. and feedback.
4 Electronic Real-time Dependence on
communication over infrastructure and long distances. electricity. Audio and visual Limited access in enhancements for certain areas or effective storytelling. regions. Integration of Privacy and security multimedia elements. concerns.
5 Digital Instantaneous global Information overload
reach through the and potential internet. misinformation. Interactivity and Digital divide and engagement with unequal access to content. technology. Vast storage capacity Threats to privacy and easy data and security. retrieval.