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print media

print media

8 3.5
Newspapers and magazines printed on paper, not online
  • noun
  • /prɪnt ˈmiːdə/
  • Literature
translation icon : medios impresos
  • The print media provides valuable information to communities through newspapers and magazines.
  • print media and television
  • print media and radio
  • traditional print media

And it actually was the turning point from print media to radio.

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Examples

  • Print media is dying, Lorraine.

  • I would rather side with the second one because print media has its own charm.

    Blog text (33)
  • And it actually was the turning point from print media to radio.

  • And reporters from the print media out front.

  • I'm just not used to having members of the print media in here.

  • Other sources included continuing education programs, print media, and broadcast media.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Both studies suggest that film and print media are important influences.

    Academic text (1999)
  • For a number of reasons, I chose to study the elite print media.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Some charts and maps that were published in print media were also of use to the participants.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Otherwise, the mainstream broadcast and print media continued to provide a running commentary of the whole affair.

    Blog text (2)

Synonyms

press
vsprint media
  • Literature
1.1

People and organizations that gather and publish news

is limited to paper publications rather than all news organizations
news media
vsprint media
  • Literature
100 2.3

Organizations like newspapers and TV that report and share news

is focused on publications on paper rather than all formats and outlets
public press
vsprint media
  • Literature
1 3.2

Newspapers and magazines that gather and publish news for the public

is limited to publications on paper rather than all news outlets

Surface Forms

print media singular
print medias plural

Morphology

print + media

The meaning 'newspapers, magazines and other publications printed on paper' is directly derivable from combining 'print' (available in printed form) with 'media' (institutions/platforms that reach audiences). This noun–noun composition follows a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern (e.g. Spanish 'medios impresos'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Print media comes from the old way of making news by print, pressing ink onto paper, and from media, meaning ways to share information. That's why it means newspapers, magazines and other paper publications, not 'online' sources.