When people hear the word “media” they often associate it with social media or social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Line, and others. What people may not know is that books and movies are also forms of media. Moreover, statues are usually forms of media. Although it may not be too clear, structures built by our ancestors are usually pieces of art, used to communicate something using a structure that passes the test of time. This means that by looking at The Mona Lisa, for example, you are actually induced by an idea that Leonardo Da Vinci tried to communicate through the portrait.
Therefore, after one idea is insinuated in a person’s mind and they have a strong belief in it, they may, in a country supportive of free speech, express that idea in a different way through media. This is a cycle through history that has called for future generations to communicate human behaviour and culture, and expressed general information. We have kept this cycle going, just changing the way we express information (e.g. websites, ebooks, etc.). Media can really help us understand our past and communicate our ideas for future generations to see.