mainstream media

[meyn-streem mee-dee-uh]

noun

(usually used with a plural verb)

1. the traditional forms of mass media, as television, radio, magazines, and newspapers, as opposed to online means of mass communication. MSM

Word History and Origins

Origin of mainstream media¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

“One of the misconceptions from mainstream media is we’re a bunch of rich people up here. … That’s not true. We’ve got a lot of elderly people — actually including myself — that are living on Social Security and pensions.”

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Weiss, who has described her news startup, the Free Press, as a check on mainstream media’s liberal orthodoxy, is a trustee at the school.

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Mr Poirson-Atlan told the court on Tuesday that he was a "satirist" who had just wished to put forward "a point of view different to that of the mainstream media".

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Meanwhile, the mainstream media continues to demonize ICE and Department of Homeland Security officers, contributing to the 1,000% increase in assaults on officers this year compared with 2024.

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Under the harsh glare of electoral reality, many in the mainstream media and Democratic Party would have us believe that Mr. Mamdani has moderated.

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