news media

American  

noun

(usually used with a plural verb)

1. media.

---

Etymology

Origin of news media

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

But no one has to sign in to Truth Social to see them — they’re almost invariably picked up by the news media or reposted by users on other platforms such as X.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

What we have instead, when you take it as the big picture, is a very weak news media ecosystem, despite the fact that the New York Times might be making money.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

The chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission sees their platforms as a way for society to channel the wisdom of crowds for useful information, offering a check on news media and other gatekeepers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

"With censorship and the disappearance or weakening of news media, social media has emerged as one of the only spaces for information," Block said.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

After the NIS, Shin told his story to counselors and psychiatrists at a government center for resettlement, then to human rights activists and fellow defectors, and then to the local and international news media.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden