A COLLECTIVE MEDIA FOR A BETTER SOCIETY With the advent of TV it is thought that radio will lose its importance and will disappear over time. However, contrary to what is commonly believed, radio production has not decreased, on the contrary, it is still used in many sectors today. Because both TV and radio have unique characteristics so they cannot harm and replace each other. Now, some think that participatory media is an alternative to traditional mainstream media, such as TV or radio. However, participatory media is more modern and technologically developed media where the public can play an active role and have freedom in the journalistic area, while traditional media provides the public with more credible and accurate information provided by trained journalists, so these two types of media complement and strengthen each other's weakness in building a better society where people can express themselves freely and everyone is treated fairly and equally, although traditional mainstream media is moderated by one source and is profit-oriented and participatory media still has some privacy and credibility issues. Although traditional mainstream media has always been asked to be managed and controlled by governments or media bosses, many people still rely on traditional media for current news and facts about what is important and what they should be aware of. People trust the media as the authority for information and entertainment. Because, according to many, journalists working in traditional media are more educated and experienced than online journalists. 'News and information is collected and disseminated by qualified professionals who use rigorous verification methods to ensure that the information is reliable and trustworthy... middle of paper... and the information is compiled and confirmed by professionals. Therefore, both media should benefit from each other, complement each other, strengthen each other and strengthen each other's weaknesses for a more peaceful society. Works Cited News and information are collected and disseminated by trained professionals who use rigorous verification methods to ensure the information is reliable. and reliable. The media institution develops a certain credibility based on the success of this process (Archer and Willis). According to Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism, the dangers to democracy increase when multinationals take control of the public right to information. According to the essay "The impact of new media on traditional mainstream mass media" on participatory media "is still grappling with issues of privacy, content accuracy, reliability and other related concerns".’