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.

Mass media	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	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	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
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	Closed-circuit television Loudspeakers News conferences News releases Participatory video CDs, DVDs	Banners Billboards Murals, wall paintings Signs Skywriting Window signs
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	Concerts Dance Drama Mime Plays Puppets Role plays Songs Storytelling Street theatre	Giveaways Models Objects Specimens, samples
Interpersonal media	Mediated interpersonal media
Apprenticeships, coaching Consultations (eg with doctor, midwife) Conversations Counselling Farm/home visits Gossip Individual consultations Interviews	Letters Form letters Personal letters Memos Teleconferences Telephone Mobile Fixed line Smartphone Apps