news media
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of news media
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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The regulator denied her application, saying investigators first learned about her claims from the news media, instead of her going to the SEC first.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
The struggles of the nascent private-capital market, weighed down by lending to software companies whose businesses are under threat from artificial intelligence, has captured the eye of the market and the news media.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
“These are sensitive, diplomatic discussions and you have directed us to maintain confidentiality on the specific terms and not negotiate through the news media, as others do,” Witkoff said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Some documents called for "strategic psycho-sociological intelligence," and ordered the monitoring of news media.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
With her younger sisters back in control, and sure of the support of Cleveland’s news media, Leah sued Chauncey Burr for slander based on the content of his lectures.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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