News and media are two aspects of our culture that essentially go hand in hand.
News, as defined in the dictionary, is “Newly received or noteworthy information especially about recent or important events”. News can really be described as any sort of current event or happening that may occur, more specifically though, news, such as news that is aired or recorded in the newspaper, is information that is “of broad interest to the intended audience” (Handbook of Independent Journalism). In other words, news is most often information that is both current and of significant importance to the people of the community.
We get our news through media, specifically news media. Media is the main means of mass communication, such as television, radio, newspapers, and the Internet. News media holds the important job of informing the community - locally, nationally and globally, what exactly is going on. This news can be accessed through all the different forms of media, such as from news stations on television and radio, newspapers, news journals, and online newspapers and blogs. Having media landscapes provides us with the most efficient and effective way to gather information about current events.
So in essence, news and media go hand in hand because without media, there would be very few ways to access current events immediately and effectively.
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