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Types Of Texts

Mass Media
• Mass media texts are those that communicate with a mass audience, such as television and video, newspapers, magazines, cartoons and posters, film, computer software and radio.It is designed to reach a very large audience such as the population of a nation state.It is often meant The range of media texts covered in the English statement includes:

news reports • newspapers
• radio
• television
• magazines


personal viewpoints • newspaper editorials
• letters to the editor
• talk-back radio
• television
• chat shows and current affairs programs
• and feature articles
advertising • in newspapers
• on radio
• on television
• in the cinema
• in various kinds of magazines
drama • in the cinema
• on television and video in particular
• films or serialisations of books students have read
• comparisons between tele-movies and cinema movies
• a study of television soap opera or serials
documentaries • radio
• film
• television and video
journalism • special features of different kinds of reporting
• such as crime
• sport
• social, in different media)
reviews • of art
• drama
• films
• concerts
• books in various media
Definition of types of mass media
A Journalistic review

It is a review of a book,film,television or radio programme that is suitable for inclusion in a newspaper or magazine. It is based on the author’s experience and is subjective.

A newspaper is a written publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on political events, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports.

Advertising is a form of communication that typically attempts to persuade potential customers to purchase or to consume more of a particular brand of product or service. Many advertisements are designed to generate increased consumption of those products and services through...