Refers to a diverse array of

Mass media refers to a diverse array of media technologies that reach a large audience via mass communication. The technologies through which this communication takes place include a variety of outlets.
Broadcast media transmit information electronically via media such as films, radio, recorded music, or television. Digital media comprises both Internet and mobile mass communication. Internet media comprise such services as email, social media sites, websites, and Internet-based radio and television. Many other mass media outlets have an additional presence on the web, by such means as linking to or running TV ads online, or distributing QR Codes in outdoor or print media to direct mobile users to a website. In this way, they can utilise the easy accessibility and outreach capabilities the Internet affords, as thereby easily broadcast information throughout many different regions of the world simultaneously and cost-efficiently. Outdoor media transmit information via such media as AR advertising; billboards; blimps; flying billboards (signs in tow of airplanes); placards or kiosks placed inside and outside buses, commercial buildings, shops, sports stadiums, subway cars, or trains; signs; or skywriting.^[1] Print media transmit information via physical objects, such as books, comics, magazines, newspapers, or pamphlets.^[2] Event organizing and public speaking can also be considered forms of mass media.^[3]
The organizations that control these technologies, such as movie studios, publishing companies, and radio and television stations, are also known as the mass media.^{[4][5][need quotation to verify]}

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  1 Issues with definition
  
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    1.1 Characteristics
    
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    1.2 Mass vs. mainstream and alternative
    
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  2 Forms of mass media
  
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    2.1 Broadcast
    
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    2.2 Film
    
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    2.3 Video games
    
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    2.4 Audio recording and reproduction
    
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    2.5 Internet
    
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      2.5.1 Blogs (web logs)
      
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      2.5.2 RSS feeds
      
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      2.5.3 Podcast
      
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      2.5.4 Mobile
      
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    2.6 Print media
    
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      2.6.1 Magazine
      
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      2.6.2 Newspaper
      
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    2.7 Outdoor media
    
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  3 Purposes
  
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  4 Professions involving mass media
  
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    4.1 Journalism
    
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    4.2 Public relations
    
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    4.3 Publishing
    
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      4.3.1 Software publishing
      
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    4.4 Internet Based Professions
    
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  5 History
  
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    5.1 Mergers and Acquisitions
    
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  6 Influence and sociology
  
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    6.1 Racism and stereotyping
    
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      6.1.1 Example
      
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  7 Ethical issues and criticism
  
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  8 See also
  
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  9 Sources
  
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  10 Notes
  
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    10.1 Works cited
    
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  11 Further reading
  
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    11.1 In other languages
    
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  12 External links