The communications industry is a broad term that encompasses many different types of businesses and organizations. It includes the MEDIA, which is an umbrella term for the various forms of communication used to transmit information, such as television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and the internet. It also includes telecommunications, which is the transmission of information over long distances, such as telephone and satellite networks. Finally, it includes public relations, which is the practice of managing the spread of information between an organization and its publics.