Is radio better than television

Mass media and communication

1. Name: Ashish Pithadiya   Paper Name: Mass Communication & Media Studies Submitted To: Department Of English G-mail Id: [email protected]

2. Is Radio better than Television?

3. Development of Radio Radio waves were first identified and studied by German physicist Heinrich Hertz in 1886. The first practical radio transmitters and receivers were developed around 1895-6 by Italian  Guglielm Marconi, and radio began to be used commercially around 1900.(Wikipedia) The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was the first to use radio as a forum for addressing public issues. The BBC aired a debate on communism on February 22, 1923 and the public reaction was favorable.

4. Development of Television German inventor Paul Gottlieb Nipkow had developed the first mechanical television. That device sent images through wires using a rotating metal disk. Instead of calling the device a television, however, Nipkow called it an “electric telescope”. The device had 18 lines of resolution. The world’s first electronic television was created by a 21 year old inventor named Philo Taylor Farnsworth. That inventor lived in a house without electricity until he was age 14. Starting in high school, he began to think of a system that could capture moving images, transform those images into code, then move those images along radio waves to different devices.

5. Difference between Radio & Television Television’s Greatest Strength is Visual Television allows you to back up the story you want to tell with visual cues that can elicit the desired response from your audience. When strong copy and smooth dialogue fail to interest viewers, visual imagery and special effects can keep them watching. Television offers vast reach in the digital era, and good stories coupled with great dialogue and appealing imagery are a formula for spinning gold time and time again.

6. Radio Relies on Strong Copy to Excite the Imagination Radio doesn’t have the ability to fall back on visual effects to keep listeners engaged. This means that radio presenters and advertisers must become masters of creating a theater of imagination that engages listeners. This is more of a challenge and requires endless creativity and the ability to engage readers with little more than words and sounds. It is the perfect stage for creative people and wordsmiths.

7. Similarity between Radio & Television Easy & cheap source of entertainment Informed & up to date with news Increase our knowledge Learn different language Health benefit

8. Is Radio better than Television? According to me, ”You can close your eyes, but you can’t close your ears.” Radio is far better than television just as reading is better than writing Developed listening skill Developed imaginative skill Listening & working at same time Less amount No need of internet connection

9. Work cited Saiyed , Rumana . "Advantages and Disadvantages of Watching Television." 04 March 2019. https://hubpages.com/@rumanasaiyed. WEB. 24 02 2020. Spiker, J.A. "THE DEVELOPMENT OF RADIO ." n.d. https://www.eolss.net. WEB. 24 02 2020. <https://www.eolss.net/Sample-Chapters/C04/E6-33-01-06.pdf>.

10. References https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio https://beonair.com/should-i-work-in-radio-or-tv/ https://bebusinessed.com/history/history-of-the-television/ https://www.eolss.net/Sample-Chapters/C04/E6-33-01-06.pdf

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