Christian media can either refer to Christians who work in secular media, or media

Mass media

Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...

 that is Christian. Refers to various aspects of mass media

Mass media

Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...

 which is primarily targeting the Christian

Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...

 demographic. The conservative Christian right and fundamentalist Christians have been especially active with media ventures.

Forms of Christian media

• Christian film
  Christian film
  The Christian film industry is an umbrella term for films containing a Christian -themed message or moral, produced by openly Christian filmmakers to a Christian audience....
  
  is a film genre.
• Christian radio
  Christian radio
  Christian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering...
  
  , a radio format
  Radio format
  A radio format or programming format not to be confused with broadcast programming describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. Radio formats are frequently employed as a marketing tool, and constantly evolve...
  
   of music and programming that, within itself, includes several sub-formats. These include Contemporary Christian music
  Contemporary Christian music
  Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
  
  , Urban contemporary gospel
  Urban contemporary gospel
  Traditional black gospel is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
  
  , Southern Gospel
  Southern Gospel
  Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
  
  , inspirational music, talk radio
  Talk radio
  Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
  
  , and formats which include primarily preaching and/or instructional programming.
• Christian television
  Religious broadcasting
  Religious broadcasting refers to broadcasting by religious organizations, usually with a religious message. Many religious organizations have long recorded content such as sermons and lectures, and have moved into distributing content on their Internet websites.While this article emphasises...
  
  , which may include broadcast television or cable television
  Cable television
  Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
  
   channels whose entire broadcast programming schedule is television program
  Television program
  A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
  
  s directly related to Christianity, such as Australian Christian Channel
  Australian Christian Channel
  The Australian Christian Channel is a Christian channel featured on subscription-based television in Australia. The Australian Christian Channel is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on Foxtel, Austar, Optus, TransACT, and Neighbourhood Cable....
  
  , SAT-7
  SAT-7
  SAT-7 is a Christian satellite television network Religious broadcasting broadcasting in Arabic, Persian , and Turkish across 22 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, along with 50 countries in Europe. was founded as a nonprofit organization in 1995 with support from a majority of Middle...
  
   and Emmanuel TV
  Emmanuel TV
  Emmanuel TV is one of Africa's largest Christian television networks with headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria, founded by T.B. Joshua, Pastor of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations .-History:...
  
   or individual shows which are part of the overall programming of a general-interest television station, often shown on Sunday mornings.
• Christian magazines, one of many special-interest groups within the magazine
  Magazine
  Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
  
   publishing industry. Christian magazines often focus on groups within Christianity, such as men or women, youth, or certain denominations. Many Christian magazines are published by denominations and independent ministries as an outreach to the unchurched or to the organization's supporters, frequently at no cost to the reader. Examples of denominational magazines include House to House Heart to Heart
  House to House Heart to Heart
  House to House Heart to Heart is a bi-monthly American magazine. HTH is a customizable, 8 page, color, Christian magazine that works exclusively with Churches of Christ. The publication is printed every 2 months for a total of 6 issues a year and is directly mailed into homes. Each issue...
  
  and The Australian Presbyterian magazine. Other Christian magazines are published commercially for a profit, and sold by subscription or by single copies through bookstores and other retailers. Examples include Christianity Today
  Christianity Today
  Christianity Today is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Carol Stream, Illinois. It is the flagship publication of its parent company Christianity Today International, claiming circulation figures of 140,000 and readership of 290,000...
  
  , InControl Christian Magazine and Charisma.
• Christian newspapers, a small segment of Christian media which typically communicates news to members of the denomination or group which publishes the paper. Such newspapers often published weekly, rarely more frequently and often less frequently (bi-weekly, monthly). Examples include the Southern Baptist Convention
  Southern Baptist Convention
  The Southern Baptist Convention is a United States-based Christian denomination. It is the world's largest Baptist denomination and the largest Protestant body in the United States, with over 16 million members...
  
  , whose various state conventions often publish weekly or bi-weekly newspapers, also Christian Examiner and The Christian Post
  The Christian Post
  The Christian Post is a pan-denominational, Evangelical Christian newspaper based in Washington, D.C..Launched initially as an online publication, the newspaper was founded in 2000 to deliver news, information, and commentaries relevant to Christians across denominational lines and to bring greater...
  
  . Sometimes individual congregations will publish newspapers; one example is Southeast Christian Church
  Southeast Christian Church
  Southeast Christian Church is located in Louisville, Kentucky and is an evangelical, Christian church. This Church is associated with the Christian churches and churches of Christ. Its Senior Minister, Dave Stone, assumed leadership of the church in 2006....
  
  , a megachurch
  Megachurch
  A megachurch is a church having 2,000 or more in average weekend attendance. The Hartford Institute's database lists more than 1,300 such Protestant churches in the United States. According to that data, approximately 50 churches on the list have attendance ranging from 10,000 to 47,000...
  
   in Louisville, Kentucky
  Louisville, Kentucky
  Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
  
   which publishes a weekly newspaper distributed throughout the metro area. Independent publishers have also produced Christian newspapers, often aimed at a specific group such as Roman Catholics. For much the same reasons as commercial newspaper
  Newspaper
  A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
  
  s such as the high cost of production and distribution, some Christian newspapers are converting to online publishing
  World Wide Web
  The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
  
  .
• Christian video games
  Christian video games
  Christian video games were first marketed successfully by BibleBytes in the early 1980s on several different microcomputer platforms and in the late 1980s for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Wisdom Tree. Now they are made by many different developers...
  
  are generally released by independent Christian developers, though sometimes a major company develops a game targeted at this audience. A major Christian game developer is Wisdom Tree
  Wisdom Tree
  Wisdom Tree is an American manufacturer and distributor of unlicensed Christian video games for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, PC, Mac, and Sega Genesis, headquartered in unincorporated Pima County, Tucson, Arizona, United States...
  
  .
• Christian films*

Many forms of Christian films are now widespread, from full length, feature films to short and discussion orientated clips. Produced mostly by Sony

Sony

, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....

 pictures, common feature christian films include:
Facing the Giants

Facing the Giants

- Official listing :# Come Together - Third Day# Voice of Truth - Casting Crowns# Facing the Giants Theme - Mark Willard# I'm Finding You - Bebo Norman# The Deathcrawl - Mark Willard# Completely - Ana Laura...

, Fireproof

Fireproof (film)

Fireproof is a 2008 American Christian drama film released by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Affirm Films , directed by Alex Kendrick, who co-wrote and co-produced it with Stephen Kendrick...

and Get Low

Get Low (film)

Get Low is a 2009 drama film directed by Aaron Schneider, written by Chris Provenzano and C. Gaby Mitchell, and starring Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek, Lucas Black, Gerald McRaney, Bill Cobbs, Lori Beth Edgeman, Andrea Powell, Rebecca Grant, Scott Cooper, and Chandler Riggs...

. Other short films include the Deidox documentary series, or the recently created GodFilms

GodFilms

GodFilmsTM is a video production unit of The General Board of Discipleship , an international agency of The United Methodist Church. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, GodFilms produces short films for Christian small groups and in 2008 produced the denomination's first feature-length...

. Both specialize in short minute movies about invoking thought or discussion. Both feature length and short Christian films are moderately successful.