| MEDIA FORMS | CHARACTERISTICS | EXAMPLE | |
| 1. | Television | – Often takes a relatively short amount of time to create – Can provide a means of education – Is normally viewed informally, eg. at home, personal consumption | Loose Women |
| 2. | Magazine | – Contains lots of images – Interesting topics – Brief in length | Vogue |
| 3. | Newspaper | – Contains a smaller amount of image – Includes advertisement – Long articles, wordy | The Times |
| 4. | Radio | – Private listening, auditory – Contains many elements of different media forms, eg. news, music, weather, travel, general chat – Presented by someone, needs to be operated by someone | BBC Radio 2, Channel 103 |
| 5. | Music Video | – Visual and auditory – Performance, character and story – Less expensive to generate | Hello by Adele, Touch by Little Mix |
| 6. | Video Games | – Immersive and interactive : Players are needed for it to work (single player, solitary) – Contains characters and a storyline/plot – Levels of game, ranging difficulty | Fifa, GTA |
| 7. | Film | – Takes a longer amount of time to generate – Often viewed in a more formal setting with others eg. in a cinema – Creates profit | La La Land, High School Musical |
| 8. | Online, Social and Participatory Media | – Private consumption – Ability to post and share own media (interactive) – Can view others media | Instagram, Snapchat |
| 9. | Advertising and Marketing | – Commercial | Aftershave, Shower gel |
