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media(2) (iou)



media noun2. E20.
[Pl. of MEDIUM noun.]
pl. & collect. sing. The main means of mass communication (also mass media), esp. newspapers, radio, and television; the reporters, journalists, etc., working for organizations engaged in such communication. E20.
trial by the media: see TRIAL noun.
Survey The media of today..are quite incapable of presenting sustained argument. Packet (Camborne) A special press seminar staged to help the media understand the issues involved. attrib.: Times He had his own television show..and became a considerable media personality.
sing. A means of mass communication, = MEDIUM noun 5. E20.
MIXED media.
F. Zweig The calculating tactics of political parties and medias. Guardian A media capable of informing the public about issues which arise.
Comb.: media event an event intended to attract publicity; mediascape (a) communications media as a whole; (b) the world as perceived or presented by the media.
? The sing. uses are freq. regarded as erroneous.
mediagenic adjective (colloq., chiefly US) (of a thing, person, or action) apt to convey a favourable impression when reported by the media, esp. by television L20.