Benefits and disadvantages of video as a medium

Video is an incredible medium through which to convey ideas, but it can also be used to spread misinformation by feigning authority and entrancing viewers.

Benefits

• Video as a tool for teaching
• Large audience through platforms such as YouTube
• Very flexible to convey different ideas and tell stories

Disadvantages

• Important: Immersive mediums replace thought
• Very time consuming to edit and produce videos
• Quality is reduced to please the algorithm