new media
new media — noun
1. digital forms of communication, information, and entertainment that deliver cont
digital forms of communication, information, and entertainment that deliver content through the internet rather than through traditional channels such as printed newspapers, radio, or broadcast television — for example, websites, streaming video services, social media platforms, podcasts, and mobile apps.
Femi works in new media, creating short documentary films for online platforms like YouTube and Vimeo.
uncountable noun, field of work
The university's journalism department now requires every student to complete two courses in new media.
collocation: 'courses in new media'
Small businesses are turning to new media to reach younger audiences through social networks, short videos, and podcasts.
Beatriz argues that new media is changing the way people learn about current events more than traditional newspapers ever did.
- digital media
strongly overlaps in meaning; 'digital media' emphasises the technological format, while 'new media' carries more contrast with traditional/legacy media.
- online media
narrower — implies internet delivery specifically; 'new media' also includes offline digital formats (e.g. DVDs, digital signage).
- multimedia
focuses on the combination of text, audio, and video in one product; less about the delivery channel.
- traditional media
the opposite concept — print, radio, and broadcast television that existed before digital distribution.
- mass media
overlapping but distinct; 'mass media' refers to any widely distributed content regardless of channel, while 'new media' specifically denotes digital channels.
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Often treated as a singular mass noun (new media is…), but plural agreement (new media are…) also occurs when the writer wants to emphasise the variety of platforms involved. Frequently appears as a modifier before another noun: new media company, new media strategy, new media artist.