mass medium
Americannoun
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mass media
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of mass medium
First recorded in 1920–25
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Through the Eichmann trial, the new mass medium of television brought survivors' testimony into the living rooms of the western world.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2025
She is no small part of its history as a mass medium, a permanent part of the retrospective of entertainment in the American century.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2021
In a world where X Factor contestants are no longer guaranteed Christmas No 1s, the power of TV as a mass medium is diminished.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2020
In some ways, television is the last mass medium that Americans turn to en masse in uncertain times.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2017
Kennedy turned to the most powerful mass medium of his day: radio.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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