ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Media ecosystem

Imagine you have a big garden full of different kinds of plants, animals, and insects. The garden is like a big world of media, where you can find different types of media like newspapers, magazines, TV news, social media, and more. Each type of media is like a different kind of plant or animal that lives in your garden.

The media ecosystem is like the system that connects all these different types of media together. Just like how different plants need water, sun, and nutrients to grow, different types of media need different things to be successful. For example, social media needs users to share their content, while TV news needs journalists to report on current events.

In the media ecosystem, each type of media affects and influences the others. Just like how some plants in your garden attract certain insects while repelling others, some types of media attract different audiences while repelling others. When you spend time with one type of media, it can affect your opinion and thoughts about the world around you.

Overall, the media ecosystem is like a big web that connects different types of media together, and each type of media plays an important role in shaping how we understand and interact with the world.