All forms of communication are evaluated in relation to:

All forms of communication are evaluated in relation to face to face communication, the primary and richest form.

Radio transmission is only one mediated channel and does not serve as the benchmark for all others.

Television entertainment is a specific content form, not the standard against which communication is judged.

Internet usage is a mode of access, not the reference point for evaluating communication generally.

Face to face exchange offers immediate feedback and full non-verbal cues.

Other media are measured by how closely they approximate this immediacy.