WHAT I HAVE LEARNED!

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This lesson emphasizes that media codes and conventions are like the building blocks of all the
media around us. (1) Media codes and conventions are systems of signs which when put together
create meaning. There are three types of media codes: (2) SYMBOLIC CODE (3) TECHNICAL CODE and (4)
WRITTEN CODE. (5) Conventions, on the other hand, are the rules, habits or generally accepted ways of
doing things.