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24 Examples of Community Media

John Spacey, updated on November 01, 2024

Community media is a means for a community to communicate. This includes media that is physically located in a community such as a local television station or newspaper. Community media also includes internet media that can be targeted to the local community such as a social media page. The following are common types of community media.

Brochures	Bulletin boards
Community calendars	Direct mail
Email	Flyers
Local advertising	Local blogs
Local events	Local live streaming
Local magazines	Local mobile apps
Local newspapers	Local publishers and books
Local radio	Local television stations
Newsletters	Online forums
Podcasts	Posters
Social media pages	Street art
Websites	Zines

What is Community Media?

Community media is the publication of information about a community by a community. This includes local journalism that reports on the news, local information sources and locally produced content such as arts and entertainment.

Definition of Community Media

Information published by a community about a community using traditional or digital media.

The media platforms used by a community are often owned and operated by people outside the community. For example, a social media platform operated by a large technology company. This can still be considered community media where people within your community are able to use these tools to reach other community members.

Ideally, a community will have access to media that is fully community operated. For example, a small city with its own radio and television stations that report the news.