The mass media refers to the people and organisations that provide news and information for the public. Until recently these were mainly newspapers, television and radio. Today, computers play a very big part. The is a computer system that allows millions of people around the world to receive and exchange information about almost anything. Ordinary post has been taken over by which stands for mail because it is sent and received via a computer. It is a system that allows people to send mail to each other quickly and cheeply. Ordinary is now referred to as "snail mail" and one wonder if the is a job in danger of extinction!