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Dex Media(finance)
media(2)(dictionary)
Media(encyclopedia)
media(1)(dictionary)
new media(dictionary)
Media Buy(money)
Media Kit(money)
media(dictionary)
NEXT MEDIA(finance)

media (oh)



[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: Plural of MEDIUM2]
the media
all the organizations, such as television, radio, and newspapers, that provide news and information for the public, or the people who do this work
::The scandal was widely reported in the national media .
::The role of the news media in forming public opinion is very important.
::The 11-day trial generated intense media interest .
::A great deal of media hype surrounded the release of the group's latest CD.
::There will be another war somewhere else and the whole international media circus will move on.
the plural of medium
-see also mass media , multimedia
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
the national/local media
the news media
media attention/coverage/interest/speculation
media hype (=when the media give something too much attention, and try to make it seem much more important or better than it really is)
media event (=an event that the media gives a lot of attention to)
media circus (=a disapproving word for all the people from the media who report events, and all the attention they give to these events)