news media
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of news media
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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The struggles of the nascent private-capital market, weighed down by lending to software companies whose businesses are under threat from artificial intelligence, has captured the eye of the market and the news media.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
By the time she asked the question, first to Ms. Gay, the hearing room was almost empty, members of the news media gone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The astronauts were speaking to news media less than two days before they are scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean at the end of their 10-day mission around the Moon.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
“These are sensitive, diplomatic discussions and you have directed us to maintain confidentiality on the specific terms and not negotiate through the news media, as others do,” Witkoff said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
The news media had begun to circle around the story early on, but they couldn’t seem to get a handle on it, and usamriid was trying to keep it that way.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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