Media studies is a discipline and field of study that deals with the content, history, and effects of various media; in particular, the mass media. Media Studies may draw on traditions from both the social sciences and the humanities, but mostly from its core disciplines of mass communication, communication, communication sciences, and communication studies.
A girl with a newspaper featuring landing on the Moon
Father of media studies, Marshall McLuhan
Mass media includes the diverse arrays of media that reach a large audience via mass communication.
Copy of a newspaper (El Universo), an example of mass media
Egyptian movie star Salah Zulfikar on the cover of Al-Kawakeb magazine, March 1961, an example of mass media
Shopping carts for children fitted with gaming computers
Actress Mervat Amin on the cover for Al-Mawwid magazine, June 1972