What is the difference between printed media and broadcast media?

Print Media

Broadcast Media

1. The print media can be accessed only by readers - Literacy needed

1. The broadcast media can be accessed by anyone. No literacy needed.

2. The print media is accessed by elderly group on an average

2. Broadcast media attracts the younger age group

3. When we read the newspaper we increase our knowledge level

3. on the other hand broadcast media may not increase our knowledge level too much. Ex: Idiot box, Soap box.

4. Long sentences are used in the print media addresses the issue in detail to describe the incidence

4. Short sentence are used in the broad cast media to as to save time and to keep the news in the precise format

5. In the print the reporter usually delivers the news items directly -His writing is there.

5. whereas in the broadcast media news casters deliver the news. Indirect usage- Noise may intrude.

6. news is always organized in space.

6. News is organized in time.

7. In print media we usually use past tense

7. In the broadcast media we usually use present tense

8. There is always permanency of the news item that has been published in the paper

8. In the broadcast media there is less permanency of the news item released

9. The news items that are printed in the paper presents facts and information

9. News in the broadcast media mostly present impressions

10. News items that are published basically use inverted pyramid style to mark the importance of the news items that has been published

10. the broad cast media uses a square technique to represent the news are rolling out

11. The print media news is ideal for investigating reporting. Indirect evidences can be explained.

11. The broadcast media can investigate only when they have direct evidence. Explaining indirect evidence takes time. Now they follow STING Journalism.

12. The print media coverage is slow coverage when compared to broadcast of media

12. The broadcast media uses hi-fi technology for transferring of information from the news center to the intended recipient. Hence it is very fast

13. There is in depth analysis of news data collected

13. In broadcast media there is shallow analysis of news data collected

14. The print media tries to use 5 w's and 1 H for the news.

14.Broadcast media has no time to explain 5 W's and a H.