Media possibilities

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.

Mass media	Print media	Small media
Cinema Magazines advertisements editorials features news photographs special interest stories Music audiocassette compact disk Newspapers (see Magazines) Radio advertisements comedy documentary drama educational forum jingle music news short features soap opera talk show Television (see Radio)	Books Bibliographies Catalogs Comic books Directories Guidebooks Manuals Novels Brochures Business cards Bulletins, pamphlets Calendars Diaries Handouts (photocopied, mimeographed) Libraries Menus Newsletters Reports Scholarly journals Worksheets	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 Overhead transparencies Packaging Photographs Postage stamps Postcards Posters Printed bags Slides Stickers T-shirts Wall charts
Group media	Narrowcast media	Outdoor media
Competitions Criers, heralds Cross-visits Debates Demonstrations Discussions Drums, bells Field days Games Group interviews Lectures Meetings Museums Participatory appraisal media Presentations Religious services Schools Sermons Speeches Training	Audiotape Closed-circuit television Loudspeakers News conferences News releases Participatory video Slide-tape programmes Satellite uplink Videodisk Videotape	Banners Billboards Murals, wall paintings Signs Skywriting Window signs
Computer media	Performances	Realia
Bulletin boards CD-ROMs, DVDs Computer videophone Computer-based presentations Databases Digital libraries Diskettes Email Email forums Email groups Internet telephone Internet, websites Local area networks Multimedia Spreadsheets	Concerts Dance Drama Mime Plays Puppets Role plays Songs Storytelling Street theatre	Giveaways Models Objects Specimens, samples
Interpersonal media	Mediated interpersonal media
Consultations (eg with doctor, midwife) Conversations Counselling Farm/home visits Gossip Individual consultations Interviews	Conference telephone Facsimile (fax) Form letters Memos Personal letters Telegrams Telephone Mobile phones Telex