Media - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmiːdɪə|  American pronunciation of the word media
Brit.  |ˈmiːdɪə|  British pronunciation of the word media

noun

- (anatomy) The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue.
- (linguistics, dated) A voiced stop consonant.
- plural form of medium
- (often used as uncountable, though such use is proscribed) Means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information.
As a result of the rise of, first, television news and entertainment media and, second, web-based media, traditional print-based media has declined in popularity.
- (usually with a definite article; often used as uncountable, though such use is proscribed) The journalists and other professionals who comprise the mass communication industry.
Some celebrities dislike press conferences, where the media bombards them with questions.

Extra examples

The media are engaging in sensationalism.

The media were present in large numbers.

The media was not interested: the New York Times gave it two paragraphs.

She likes all the attention she is getting from the media.

The conference will be attended by several media heavies.

An important classified document has been leaked to the media.

She finally ended her silence and spoke to the media about what happened.

Some authors, such as Richard Rodriguez and Ruben Martinez, will be familiar to media mavens outside the region ...

She refused to answer inquiries from the media about her marriage.

The article condemns what some say is an unholy alliance between government and media.

Unfortunately, the media insisted upon highlighting his troubled past.

She said the tragedy had been exploited by the media.

The artist works in two media , pencil and watercolor.

...for a while that candidate was the darling of the news media and could do no wrong...

...the media giant decided to compact all of its far-flung operations onto a single site...

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