mass medium

noun

, plural mass media.

1. any of the means of communication, as television or newspapers, that reach very large numbers of people.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mass medium¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

While Time magazine and the mass media made light of Yuppies’ use of the “Bolivian marching powder,” public health officials issued warnings, and friends and families feared for their loved ones.

From Washington Post

Decades of research confirm the presence of weight stigma in workplaces, schools, health care settings, public accommodations and the mass media, as well as in close interpersonal relationships with friends and families.

From No Straight News

Thanks to concerted, decades-long efforts in public education and mass media, the state's history is a significant aspect of Texans’ identity.

From Washington Post

Sometimes I fret that our nation’s unique subcultures have been ground down and erased by the homogenizing sandpaper of the mass media.

From Washington Post

Meanwhile, there is very little in the mass media to suggest that young people have real power over changes in the climate at large—or even our political system.

From Fortune

Trotter and Griffith both recognized the power of film as a mass medium that could influence millions.

From The Daily Beast

It constitutes a generalized mass-medium supporting entertainment and ritual (political, religious, military).

From Project Gutenberg