Media

Cosma / Communication / Media
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media : a medium of cultivation, conveyance, or expression — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook

medium : a means of effecting or conveying something: as a (1) : a substance regarded as the means of transmission of a force or effect (2) : a surrounding or enveloping substance plural usually media (1) : a channel or system of communication, information, or entertainment — compare mass medium (2) : a publication or broadcast that carries advertising (3) : a mode of artistic expression or communication — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook

A Dictionary of Media and Communication (Daniel Chandler & Rod Munday)

Thesaurus

Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords

Encyclopedia

Media (singular medium) are the storage and transmission channels or tools used to store and deliver information or data. It is often referred to as synonymous with mass media or news media, but may refer to a single medium used to communicate any data for any purpose. — Wikipedia

Media (Encyclopædia Britannica)

Media studies is a discipline and field of study that deals with the content, history, and effects of various media; in particular, the mass media. Media Studies may draw on traditions from both the social sciences and the humanities, but mostly from its core disciplines of mass communication, communication, communication sciences, and communication studies. — Wikipedia

Media Studies (Voice of the Shuttle)

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Exploration

New media are forms of media that are native to computers, computational and rely on computers for redistribution. New media are often contrasted to “old media”, such as television, radio, and print media, although scholars in communication and media studies have criticized rigid distinctions based on oldness and novelty. — Wikipedia

New Media Museum

This 360° image is one of a series of Toy Worlds on Cosma pages.

Click on objects to find out about them.

You can also explore this Toy World on Kuula.

An experimental version of the New Media Museum is also available in the virtual world SecondLife. Click the images below to explore it.

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Inspiration

Talks about Media (TED: Ideas Worth Spreading)

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Preservation

Media Preservation (Jason Curtis, Museum Of Obsolete Media)
Keeping and Organizing Your Files for the Long Term (MIT Libraries)
Media Preservation (Wikipedia)

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Participation

Education

What is Media Education? (Media Literacy Week)
Digital & Media Literacy Fundamentals (Media Smarts)

MediaSmarts (Official Website)
MediaSmarts (YouTube Channel)

MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources

Course

Introduction to Media Studies (Flourish Klink & Kim Vaeth, MIT OpenCourseware)
Introduction to Media Studies (Course Archive, MIT)

Media in Transition (Jeffrey S. Ravel, MIT OpenCourseware)

Media Studies (MIT OpenCourseware)
Media Studies Courses (edX)

Community

Community Media (Wikipedia)

Occupation

Media Arts & Sciences (Occupational Outlook Handbook, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Media Producers and Directors (CareerOneStop, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration)

News

Media Studies (JSTOR)

Bibliography

Media Studies (Oxford Bibliographies)

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Here are links to pages about closely related subjects.

Communication Systems

Cosma provides access to Knowledge Resources organized around the elements of communication systems.

Communication, Media, Knowledge, Human and Noise

Function	Communications	Computation	Storage	Creation	Simulation
Analog	Mail	Device	Paper	Type, Print	Automaton
Electronic	Network	Calculator	Tape	Record	Elektro
Digital	Internet	Computer
Hardware	Modem	Microprocessor	Memory	Peripheral	Robot, XR
Software	Service (Web)	Program (OS, SS)	Database	Application	AI, VW

Format Multimedia (Video, Animation) Image (Object) Scent, Flavor, Audio (Text) Haptic, “Other“

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Notes

1. The resources on this page are are organized by a classification scheme developed exclusively for Cosma.