Is media singular or plural?: Usage Guide
The singular media and its plural medias seem to have originated in the field of advertising over 70 years ago; they are still so used without stigma in that specialized field. In most other applications media is used as a plural of medium. The popularity of the word in references to the agencies of mass communication is leading to the formation of a mass noun, construed as a singular.
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James Lewis, Guardian Weekly
This use is not as well established as the mass-noun use of data and is likely to incur criticism especially in writing.
media
3 of 3plural of medium
Examples of media in a Sentence
Sahil Gandhi, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Following a media event at the World Expo taking place in Osaka, Yanai joined filmmaker and fund recipient Hasan Kattan, as well as managing director of the International Film Festival Rotterdam Clare Stewart, in speaking with WWD.
—Kelly Wetherille, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
Instead, Thompson argues, that media is following so many other economic forces, with a robust world of upstarts, and the biggest players getting bigger.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
In a social media post, the bestselling romance author who was born in Italy cited border concerns with leaving and reentering the U.S., mirroring concerns from tourists, noncitizens and visa and green card holders about the Trump administration's recent deportation and border actions.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 19 June 2025
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“Media.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/media. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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