There is a bewildering array of media to choose from. As technology develops, the range is increasing all the time. Some of the media listed below may not yet be available in your area, but may become so in the future.
It is possible to classify media in many different ways. What is important is not the classification, but the ways the various media can be used.
Scan the list below for ideas of media that you can use in your work. Add any media that you could use but which are not listed. Delete those unavailable or not appropriate for your needs.
The most important thing when choosing your media is to ask who is your audience? Think carefully about who you want to reach before choosing the media to use.
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Print media |
Small media |
- Cinema
- Newspapers and magazines
- Advertisements
- Editorials
- Features
- News
- Photographs
- Special interest stories
- Music
- Live performance
- MP3
- Streaming
- Podcasts
- Compact disk
- Radio and television
- Advertisements
- Comedy
- Documentary
- Drama
- Educational
- Forum
- Jingles
- Music
- News
- Short features
- Soap opera
- Talk shows
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- Books
- Bibliographies
- Catalogs
- Case books
- Directories
- Fiction (novels, short stories)
- Guidebooks
- Manuals
- Texbooks
- Brochures
- Business cards
- Bulletins, pamphlets
- Calendars
- Cases, storytelling
- Comics
- Diaries
- Handouts (printed, photocopied)
- Libraries
- Menus
- Newsletters
- Reports
- Scholarly journals
- Worksheets
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- Art, drawings
- Badges, buttons, pins
- Bag stuffers (flyers)
- Certificates, plaques
- Chalkboards
- Coupons
- Display boards
- Displays, exhibits
- Film strips
- Flannelboards
- Flashcards
- Flipcharts
- Instructions for use (medicines, pesticides)
- Keychains, trinkets
- Logos
- Magnet boards
- Maps
- Noticeboards
- Notices
- Packaging
- Photographs
- Postage stamps, coins
- Postcards
- Posters
- Printed bags
- Stickers
- T-shirts
- Wall charts
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| Group media |
Narrowcast media |
Outdoor media |
- Competitions
- Criers, heralds
- Cross-visits
- Debates
- Demonstrations
- Discussions
- Drums, bells
- Exhibitions
- Field days
- Games
- Group interviews
- Knowledge fairs
- Lectures
- Meetings
- Museums
- Participatory appraisal media
- Presentations
- Religious services
- Schools
- Sermons
- Speeches
- Training
- Writeshops
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- Closed-circuit television
- Loudspeakers
- News conferences
- News releases
- Participatory video
- CDs, DVDs
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- Banners
- Billboards
- Murals, wall paintings
- Signs
- Skywriting
- Window signs
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| Computer media |
Performances |
Realia |
- CD-ROMs, DVDs
- Cloud computing
- Communities of practice
- Computer-based presentations
- Databases, spreadsheets
- Digital libraries
- E-learning
- Email
- Email forums and groups
- Internet phone
- Local area networks, shared directories
- Multimedia
- Social media
- Blogs
- Facebook
- Instagram
- Pinterest
- Social bookmarking
- TikTok
- Twitter
- WhatsApp
- Wikis
- YouTube
- Websites
- Wikipedia
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- Concerts
- Dance
- Drama
- Mime
- Plays
- Puppets
- Role plays
- Songs
- Storytelling
- Street theatre
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- Giveaways
- Models
- Objects
- Specimens, samples
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| Interpersonal media |
Mediated interpersonal media |
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- Apprenticeships, coaching
- Consultations (eg with doctor, midwife)
- Conversations
- Counselling
- Farm/home visits
- Gossip
- Individual consultations
- Interviews
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- Letters
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- Form letters
- Personal letters
- Memos
- Teleconferences
- Telephone
- Mobile
- Fixed line
- Smartphone
- Apps
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