trial by media
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- noun
- /traɪəl baɪ ˈmiːdiə/
- Literature
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juicio mediático
- "Secondly—" trial by media " is very dangerous.
And in the society we're living in now, where you're not just trial by media, your trial by social media as well.
- And in the society we're living in now, where you're not just trial by media, your trial by social media as well.
- I absolutely despise trial by social media, therefore trial by media, therefore trial by whoever's running the media because it's not a fair system.
- So on that basis, trial by media, these companies are all mine.
Examples
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Many people believe that a trial by media can unfairly influence jurors before a case is even heard.
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So on that basis, trial by media, these companies are all mine.
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It's designed to prevent 'trial by media' and ensure a fair trial
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The difference between trial by jury and trial by media is enormous.
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And in the society we're living in now, where you're not just trial by media, your trial by social media as well.
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I absolutely despise trial by social media, therefore trial by media, therefore trial by whoever's running the media because it's not a fair system.
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I'm, you know, the, the chance of him getting any form of Fair trial after the trial by media that he's gone through is nil.
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The public outrage was fueled by a trial by media rather than by the evidence presented in court.
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In recent cases, a trial by media has overshadowed the legal process, affecting the defendants' reputations.
Synonyms
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The public's opinion about a person or issue formed outside a legal trial
How Public
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The expression combines 'trial' (a judicial process) with 'by media' (conducted or judged by the media), so a learner who knows the constituents can infer that the media are effectively judging or swaying opinion. Because this is a metaphorical extension of a literal pattern rather than a wholly arbitrary idiom, it is partially predictable but still requires recognizing the figurative use.
Etymology
Trial by media comes from a clear image: the media, like newspapers and TV, act like a trial, judging someone in public. One popular way to understand it is that the news 'decides' a person's guilt before a real court can, so the phrase means the media shape people's views and treat someone as guilty too soon.