(1) See
social media and
multimedia.
(2) Audio, video, images and text.
(3) Materials that hold data in any form or that allow data to pass through them. Media includes paper, transparencies, multipart forms, hard drives, solid state drives (SSDs), optical discs, magnetic tape, wire, cable and fiber. Technically, media is the plural of "medium."
(4) The trade press. Media may refer to TV, magazines, newspapers and websites that disseminate news and information. See
electronic media.