media bubble

American  

[mee-dee-uh buhb-uhl] / ˈmi di ə ˌbʌb əl /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of media bubble

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Mr. DeSantis is hoping to quiet his doubters with a rare interview outside the conservative media bubble — he will be on CNN at 4 p.m.

From New York Times

Clearly, the social media bubble he slipped into that captivated and compelled him to head for Washington had given his life new meaning and an otherwise missing sense of excitement.

From Salon

“It’s important to see this gap between the media bubble and what is actually happening in the lives of people who are uninterested in it.”

From New York Times

Foreign reporters covering the Tokyo Olympics were surprised to learn that what they thought was a chance to report outside their media "bubble" turned out instead to be a socially distanced sightseeing tour.

From Reuters

The bad news is that most of them live in a media bubble, unwilling to listen to anyone outside of the right-wing media circus.

From Salon