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.
Edwin Meese 3d
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
July 1, CBS News, 1 July 2025
Jimmy Swaggart, a televangelist and gospel singer whose fall from grace in the late 1980s made national headlines, has died, according to a social media post published by his ministry.
—Bob Smietana, NPR, 1 July 2025
The show is open to all years and models of cars, trucks and motorcycles, according to a social media post.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
The Homer Fire began at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday in the Eagle Foothills, about 1.5 miles north of Beacon Light Road and half a mile west of Linder Road, according to a social media post from the Boise District Bureau of Land Management.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 29 June 2025
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“Media.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/media. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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