Newspaper
First, journalists encode a story by researching it. Then they write up articles that go through the "noise" of an editor which is published on a newspaper with pictures. The receiving audience recieves or sees the paper and either decodes it strictly by seeing the pictures or reading the article as well. They then encode feedback by thoughts which can either turn into direct letters to the editor, comments to friends and family, or remain unshared. The editor decodes the readers message through reading the letters or surveying newspaper readers.
Magazine Article
Magazine articles are similar in the communication model to the newspaper. First, writers encode a message by researching the subject. They then create the message by writing an article, typically longer and more detailed than newspaper, coupled with usually more pictures than the newpaper. The reader then decodes the message by reading the article and viewing the pictures to get a better understanding of what is said. The feedback is then given through in some cases letters and direct feedback, but most commonly as renewal of subscriptions if the reader continually enjoys the articles in the magazine. Noise in the case of magazine might be pictures that do not coorelate well with the article or distractions around the reader.
First, journalists encode a story by researching it. Then they write up articles that go through the "noise" of an editor which is published on a newspaper with pictures. The receiving audience recieves or sees the paper and either decodes it strictly by seeing the pictures or reading the article as well. They then encode feedback by thoughts which can either turn into direct letters to the editor, comments to friends and family, or remain unshared. The editor decodes the readers message through reading the letters or surveying newspaper readers.
Magazine Article
Magazine articles are similar in the communication model to the newspaper. First, writers encode a message by researching the subject. They then create the message by writing an article, typically longer and more detailed than newspaper, coupled with usually more pictures than the newpaper. The reader then decodes the message by reading the article and viewing the pictures to get a better understanding of what is said. The feedback is then given through in some cases letters and direct feedback, but most commonly as renewal of subscriptions if the reader continually enjoys the articles in the magazine. Noise in the case of magazine might be pictures that do not coorelate well with the article or distractions around the reader.
Radio Program
With radio, a message is encoded by the host through research and bringing experts or opinionated people onto the show. The message is delivered through the radio broadcast system. The receiver then hears the message via his/her radio and decodes the message based on strictly what they hear. Feedback is given through means of ratings but also very commonly through call-ins to the radio station where the receiver can given direct verbal feedback. Noise in this case might be static that effects the sound quality, commenting people around the listener or tuning in late to a show and thus not understanding the whole message.
Television Show
A television show encodes and sends the message through actor interpretation, writer interpretation, and situation depiction. The message is then decoded by the receiver through what he/she sees, hears, and understands. Some common noise is unrelatable circumstances, distractions in the area of the viewer, tuning in half-way through a program and more. The receiver gives feedback by watching or not watching the show, through channel ratings depicted by what consumers want, and sometimes direct feedback.
Which ones fits best?
Personally, I think the Radio show fits the model the best. A radio show allows for more direct feedback from receivers than the others. For example, Jim Rome hosts a sports radio show in Southern California. He debates a wide variety of sports topics while giving very opinionated reviews. The majority of the show is spent talking directly to listeners who take a side and explain what they think. In this way, the model of communication is more complete and not as one-sided as say a television show might be where it is broadcast to a large audience with little to none of them replying directly.
Informing
The mass medium that I think peforms the best in informing would be the television. For example, when the government bailed out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac recently, the story was all over every news channel and even comedy shows (Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien) reaching a very large audience. If someone wanted to know more about this incident, they could flip to, for example, CNBC or MSNBC and watch live debaters talk about what happened, allowing the viewer to obtain information from a number of points of view.
Entertaining
Again. The TV. How many of us watch TV on a regular basis. Why? I would venture to say that the main reason is for entertainment. For example, if you want to relax and enjoy entertainment through a mass medium, typically you would turn on the television and watch some Simpsons or Seinfeld or even......Gilmore Girls....ok...noone is that desperate...right? Apparently they are! Otherwise they wouldn't be showing stupid shows!
Persuading
Guess what? Yep. The TV. Of course this being my opinion. Again to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Well, actually to the bail out situation as a whole (AIG, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers). When the crisis hit, many news shows broadcast the situation and many different points of view. Also, again to the senses thing, these points of views are able to be communicated to more senses than just seeing or just hearing as the others do.
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