New media refers to any media that is delivered digitally, including communication technologies that enable or enhance interaction between users as well as interaction between users and content. It encompasses all content accessed through computers, smartphones, and tablets, and includes online news sources, blogs, social media, music, podcasts, and more. New media inspires new ways of thinking about older media, and media do not replace one another in a clear, linear succession, instead evolving in a more complicated network of interconnected feedback loops.
New media is different from traditional media in that it refashions traditional media and how older media refashions themselves to meet the challenges of new media. Traditional media includes any type of non-digital content, such as newspapers, billboards, radio, and flyers, while new media includes any type of digital content, such as technology, images, audio, and text.
Earning a degree in new media can be an excellent way to develop a wide array of skills to work in media and technology across many industries. Examples of new media careers include social media manager, digital marketing specialist, multimedia artist, and web developer.
