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
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What is the most important legacy of the Watergate experience on today’s events that are often declared by both political parties and the mass media to be the most dangerous and important in the history of the United States?
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Jim Prochnow, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
This ingrained point of view comes as no surprise, considering the standardization of Western culture and beauty ideals in mass media go as far back as the 1920s, way before TikTok and Instagram existed.
—Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 1 Aug. 2024
Representation matters in mass media, and tribal members from Wisconsin are continuing to ensure that Indigenous peoples are seen and heard on big and small screens this year.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
And while the Press Forward foundations, like their predecessors in the commercial mass media, claimed that their intentions were not ideological, there’s good evidence that that is not the case.
—Michael Watson, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
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Jim Prochnow, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
This ingrained point of view comes as no surprise, considering the standardization of Western culture and beauty ideals in mass media go as far back as the 1920s, way before TikTok and Instagram existed.
—Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 1 Aug. 2024
Representation matters in mass media, and tribal members from Wisconsin are continuing to ensure that Indigenous peoples are seen and heard on big and small screens this year.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
And while the Press Forward foundations, like their predecessors in the commercial mass media, claimed that their intentions were not ideological, there’s good evidence that that is not the case.
—Michael Watson, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
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“Mass medium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mass%20medium. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.
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