mass medium
noun
plural mass media
Definition of mass medium
: 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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These were the kinds of one-to-many, top-down mass media that Orwell’s Big Brother had used to stay in power. — Fred Turner, Harper's magazine, "Machine Politics," 10 Jan. 2019 Their film illuminates through cinema — America’s most powerful mass media format — the full emotional impact of black displacement on those who are displaced. — Amy Alexander, Washington Post, "‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’ captures the heartbreak and anger of people displaced by gentrification," 14 June 2019 This mass media company is a spin-off of Tele-Communications. — Fortune, "Liberty Media," 1 July 2019 Many of these questions were part of the debates during the rise of mass media. — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, "The Move to Reclaim Privacy," 18 June 2019 My development as a teenage fan was fueled by mass media and by other people. — Nancy Baym, WIRED, "Book Excerpt: How Music Fans Built the Internet," 10 July 2018 Throughout the 20th century, as mass media developed, fan groups grew increasingly common and complex. — Nancy Baym, WIRED, "Book Excerpt: How Music Fans Built the Internet," 10 July 2018 And feminists and fat positivity activists have been talking about the issue for just as long, holding mass media and celebrities accountable for their messaging and potential impact. — Carolyn Kylstra, SELF, "How Should a Health Brand Talk About Weight?," 25 June 2018 Malkevich sits on Russia’s Civic Chamber commission on mass media, an official arm of President Vladimir Putin’s government. — NBC News, "This man is running Russia's newest propaganda effort in the U.S. — or at least he's trying to," 15 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mass medium.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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