new media

American  

noun

(usually used with a plural verb)

1. developing forms of media, usually electronic, regarded as being experimental.

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new media British  

noun

1. Compare old media

   1. the internet and other postindustrial forms of telecommunication

   2. ( as modifier )

      the new-media industry

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Etymology

Origin of new media

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

But for Elvin Luku, a 32-year-old communication and new media professor from Tirana, the ban "had no impact on educating the younger generation" and may even have had the opposite effect.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

“The priorities are the new media properties of the future that we can either launch organically or we can acquire.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

On Friday, the two companies said they had reached an agreement that could bring Warner Brothers' franchises like Harry Potter and Game of Thrones to Netflix, creating a new media giant.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

Just as important, it helped reenergize and bring new media attention to architecture.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Of note, the new media appeared to be taking time from the biggest screen draw of them all—television.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel