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mass media

British  

plural noun

  1. the means of communication that reach large numbers of people in a short time, such as television, newspapers, magazines, and radio

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mass media Cultural  
  1. Newspapers, motion pictures, radio, television, and magazines, all of which have the technical capacity to deliver information to millions of people.


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"You simply don't need the mass media in the way that you did previously and athletes understand this," he said.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

Friday, the Thirteenth author Lawson, himself a noted stock manipulator who used the mass media of his era to influence markets and make and lose a fortune, called it “the Wall Street hoodoo-day.”

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

Van Sant has long taken aim at the intersection of violence and mass media culture.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 8, 2026

If you spend much time online or consuming mass media, you might think that’s over—that Americans are deeply pessimistic about their country and feel powerless to change it.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 2025

Censorship, which at first covered only the mass media, was soon extended to textbooks, song lyrics, movie scripts, and even private conversation.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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