Advantages And Disadvantages Of Traditional Media

Media has changed the way humans interact with each other and it has also evolved tremendously over the years. Many people are switching from traditional media to new media and everyday we spend much qualities of our time on technology. Whether it is to communicate through mobile phones or delivering of work through e-mails or enjoying entertainment such as watching television and so on, our life just seems to revolve around technology. This sums up to the point that it is impossible for us to get away from social media.

In the past, humans were limited to the traditional way of interacting. For instance, we were exposed to the people whom we only knew in person, but today, we can easily interact with thousands of people from all around the world. Some examples of traditional media include newspapers, books, magazines, radio, cable televisions and most print publications. These were existed since before the advent of the new media, which was also known as the Internet or social media. It is obvious that the deficiency of traditional media points out why people were switching to new media and one of the main reasons was its limitation of communication and information. It is no surprise that the traditional …show more content…
One of the disadvantages of using social media is the loss of social skills. The reason behind this is that many people are found to be socially awkward when it comes to interacting with people in person therefore they are unable to converse well with people. Another disadvantage is privacy because basically anyone can still find your personal information no matter how you try to restrict your personal information that you have posted up online. This then links to yet another disadvantage and it is the security risks. People have to be more guarded when it comes to putting up their personal information online as it might have chances of falling into the hands of the wrong