March 20, 2008
An Insight into Ambient Media
Ambient media actually refers to the media practices that fall outside the mainstream media used in corporate communication and traditional media buying. Supporters of the different kinds of ambient media often argue that mainstream media is a lot biased due to a number of reasons such as government influence, political interests of owners as well profit motive. However, things are different when it comes to ambient media. A number of people prefer to call it ‘independent media’ rather than ‘alternative media’ to suggest that it is free from all corporate as well as political influence and influence all beyond a tiny demographics.
For any media to be considered as ambient media, it must have a counter-hegemonic quality, which should be represented via any of the under given parameters:
- The content of the advertisement or what is being conveyed through it
- The Aesthetical form of the message, that is, the way of saying it
- The intention of the Advertisement, which means the point of its success.
- The organizational structure and running methodology of the media
- The relationship between the consumption and production of the information.
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