This document discusses the evolution of communications platforms from traditional earned, owned, and paid media to their modern digital forms. It outlines how Moore's law and disruptive technologies like printing, broadcasting, and the internet have transformed the communications landscape. Now, earned media involves extensive digital public relations and social media engagement. Paid media encompasses diverse digital advertising channels. And owned media centers on self-publishing across an organization's website and social media platforms. The document stresses that digital content is permanent and owned media remains important alongside earned and paid strategies.