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• plural of mass medium.

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

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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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Habermas critiqued what he saw as the commodification of mass media and entertainment, arguing that a mass-produced culture destroys critical public debate.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 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

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

Newspaper editorials, of course, rarely have much impact, especially these days, when no newspaper, not even the Times, struts the stage of mass media with the august authority it once held.

From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025

Penny papers, the first mass media, gained a wide readership among Americans of all classes.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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