media bubble

[ mee-dee-uh buhb-uhl ]

noun

1. an environment in which one’s exposure to news, entertainment, social media, etc., represents only one ideological or cultural perspective and excludes or misrepresents other points of view: college campuses that foster an antiestablishment media bubble;

   voters living in a left-wing media bubble;

   college campuses that foster an antiestablishment media bubble;

   Blockbuster superhero films dominated the media bubble last summer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of media bubble¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Then came questions centered mostly on asking Johnson to riff on various issues of concern within the right-wing media bubble.

From Washington Post

It has no apparent interest in moving on from the former president or living outside the right-wing media bubble.

From Washington Post

For all my problems with the right-wing media bubble, this is a shameful lack of coverage from the traditional media.

From The Daily Beast