If you cannot walk without assistanc up or down stairs, you may want to buy a battery operated lift. This is because, should there be a power outage, sans electricity, the battery operated stair lift will continue to work, getting you safely downstairs. This will not be the case for the electric lift; although there are those that come with battery back up.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Media. Media are the storage and transmission channels or tools used to store and deliver information or data. It is often referred to as synonymous with mass media or news media, but may refer to a single medium used to communicate any data for any purpose.
Media theory refers to the complex of social-political-philosophical principles which organize ideas about the relationship between media and society. Within this is a type of theory called `normative theory', which is concerned with what the media ought to be doing in society rather than what they actually do. In general, the dominant ideas about the obligations of mass media will be consistent with other values and arrangements in a given society.