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Beyond the Word: Why Visual Content Matters in Communications

Cision

Think about how many times you’ve seen a text-based article go viral – and compare that to cute kitten photos, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge or infographics. The scene opens with an animated overhead shot of a crowd milling about, then perking up as they rush to access their telecommunications network through a metaphorical door.

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The Essential Guide to Mass Communication: History, Methods, Ethics, and the Future

Masters in Communications

It is not known whether such creative works were disseminated widely as it is unclear how literate non-Elite Egyptians were. Growth was exponential and it soon incorporated other technologies such as telecommunications in facilitating access to the internet. Social media is seen as a relative latecomer.

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