mass medium
noun
plural mass media
: a medium of communication (such as newspapers, radio, or television) that is designed to reach the mass of the people
—usually used in plural
Examples of mass medium in a Sentence
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Rappler is fighting an order from the Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission to close for allegedly violating rules against foreign ownership in mass media.
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Time, 12 Sep. 2023
Globalizing our heroism The 20th century and its mass media brought more heroes.
—Rodrigo Cervantes, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
In countries where mass media information is unreliable or heavily controlled, social networking sites serve to communicate the truth.
—Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2023
Eventually, Roemer escalates the action into the distinctive New York realm of mass media and the whiplash ironies that follow a rush of celebrity.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2023
Every respectable mass media outlet covers the event.
—Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
Because of these changes in mass media and also the emergence of radio, this was the first time when the entire country could really obsess together over a scandal out of Washington, D.C., in nearly real time following each day’s developments.
—Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
The public relations campaign, however, marked a more aggressive approach that sought to sway public opinion through mass media.
—Shawn Boburg, Emma Brown, Ann E. Marimow, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2023
Keene said the mass media, TV shows and social media can often dehumanize people.
—AZCentral.com, 16 July 2023
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Time, 12 Sep. 2023
Globalizing our heroism The 20th century and its mass media brought more heroes.
—Rodrigo Cervantes, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
In countries where mass media information is unreliable or heavily controlled, social networking sites serve to communicate the truth.
—Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2023
Eventually, Roemer escalates the action into the distinctive New York realm of mass media and the whiplash ironies that follow a rush of celebrity.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2023
Every respectable mass media outlet covers the event.
—Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
Because of these changes in mass media and also the emergence of radio, this was the first time when the entire country could really obsess together over a scandal out of Washington, D.C., in nearly real time following each day’s developments.
—Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
The public relations campaign, however, marked a more aggressive approach that sought to sway public opinion through mass media.
—Shawn Boburg, Emma Brown, Ann E. Marimow, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2023
Keene said the mass media, TV shows and social media can often dehumanize people.
—AZCentral.com, 16 July 2023
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1923, in the meaning defined above
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mass medium
noun
plural mass media
: a medium of communication (as newspapers, radio, or television) that is designed to reach many people
—usually used in plural
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