Cool Medium (Noun)
Meaning
A medium that usually, but not always, provides little involvement together with substantial stimulus; includes speech, television, cartoons.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The educational program used a cool medium of television to teach children about different cultures around the world.
- In the 1960s, McLuhan argued that television was a cool medium that required audience participation to fully understand its content.
- The news anchor's voice was calm and soothing, making television a cool medium for conveying complex information.
- The teacher used a combination of cool media, including television and cartoons, to engage her students in the lesson.
- The documentary filmmaker chose television as a cool medium to showcase the beauty of the natural world.