digital media

[dij-i-tl me-dee-uh]

noun

1. (usually used with a singular verb),  video, audio, software, or other content that is created, edited, stored, or accessed in digital form, through numeric encoding and decoding of data: Passionate amateurs can now afford to make and distribute independent movies using digital media, without the prohibitive costs of film.

   The distribution of digital media will soon outpace sales of print newspapers, magazines, and books.

   Passionate amateurs can now afford to make and distribute independent movies using digital media, without the prohibitive costs of film.

Word History and Origins

Origin of digital media¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

"People were saying: 'Well, kids are getting more anxious. There must be a reason -- let's ban social media'," argued one signatory, Axel Bruns, a digital media professor at Queensland University of Technology.

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While the news industry has long experienced financial challenges in the digital media era, the idea that journalists of color and queer journalists are simply the collateral damage of these financial trends “is an excuse that never rings right to me,” said Dr. Sherri Williams, an associate professor of journalism at American University who researches race in media and communications.

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MTV is back in the headlines, with David Ellison’s Paramount looking to revive its legacy with younger listeners—a tough road, given that the median MTV audience is now 56 years old, according to Nielsen, and that the brand’s cachet faded in the post-Freston era with the rise of digital media.

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It will begin running today on television, and in movie theaters and on social and digital media starting Saturday, according to the company.

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It’s troubled time for local media as newspapers, TV and radio stations grapple with a dramatic loss of advertising revenue amid consumers shifting to digital media, including YouTube and podcasts.

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