- Earned media
Earned media (or free media) refers to favorable
publicity gained through promotional efforts other than advertising, as opposed topaid media , which refers to publicity gained through advertising. [cite web |url= http://www.wordspy.com/words/earnedmedia.asp |title= Earned media |accessdate= 2008-06-18 |work= Word Spy |publisher= Paul McFedries and Logophilia Limited |quote= earned media n. Free media coverage, such as a news story or opinion piece. ] [cite web |url= http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/outreach/SafeSobr/19qp/sect1/page4.html |title= Earned media |accessdate= 2008-06-18 |work= Planner Information |publisher= National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |quote= Earned media is positive news coverage that you actively work to get. ] Earned media often refers specifically to publicity gained through editorial influence, whereassocial media refers to publicity gained through grassroots action, particularly on theInternet . The media may include anymass media outlets, such asnewspaper ,television , radio, and the Internet, and may include a variety of formats, such as news articles or shows, letters to the editor,editorial s, and polls on television and the Internet.References
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