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Creating Media

The ability to create media is an important part of media literacy. Even if someone never wants to create their own media, understanding the process involved in creating a media message makes that person more able to analyze existing media. Below are articles about creating various types of media.

How to Write Radio Commercials - Radio commercials can be persuasive and make us interested in buying things we may not have had interest in before. Here are some ways radio producers assemble their messages.

How to Write Radio Public Service Announcements - Radio is a powerful medium, and it is often used to bring awareness to important issues. Public Service Announcements (PSAs) are important for making this happen, and they contain their own set of rules to convey meaning.

How to Write Radio News Features - Radio news features are very different from news stories meant to be read in a newspaper or online. Radio news writers must adapt the text to make it appealing to the radio listener.

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