communicatiemedium
Communicatiemedium, or communication medium, refers to the channel or means by which information is transmitted from a sender to a receiver. It includes physical carriers such as air, cables, and fiber, as well as symbolic forms such as spoken language, written text, images, and digital data. The term is used in communication theory to analyze how a message travels, how it is encoded and decoded, and how the channel affects its reception.
Common categories range from face-to-face conversation and telephone to radio, television, newspapers, and the internet. Some
Mediums differ in properties such as richness, immediacy, permanence, privacy, and audience reach. Richness refers to
Choosing a medium depends on message complexity, required speed of feedback, confidentiality, audience size, accessibility, and
This concept underpins theories of information transfer, media richness, and channel capacity, and remains central in