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news media

news media

100 2.3
Organizations like newspapers and TV that report and share news
  • noun
  • /nuːz ˈmiːdə/
  • Literature
translation icon : medios de comunicación
  • The news media plays a vital role in informing the public about current events.
  • news media coverage
  • news media cover
  • national news media

And, you know, the news media all just descends on me, you know.

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Examples

  • Public attention and interest in the subject have declined, as has coverage by the news media.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Studies on the Japanese news media indicate that the public's right to know is generally respected.

    Academic text (1999)
  • I watch independent news media now.

  • Within seconds, the news media started to arrive.

  • Harvard recently released to the news media the results of a study about mathematics.

    Blog text (5)
  • Environmental issues, thus, have become prominent topics in the news media and public debate.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Although the national news media regularly cover education and education policies, stories mentioning music education remain rare.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Many people rely on the news media to get accurate information about politics and society.

  • During the press conference, the news media asked tough questions about the recent policy changes.

Synonyms

media
vsnews media
  • Literature
2.1

Main ways of sending news and information to many people, like TV or newspapers

focuses specifically on publications and organizations that report news
press
vsnews media
  • Literature
1.1

People and organizations that gather and publish news

is the general term for organizations reporting news, not only personnel
print media
vsnews media
  • Literature
8 3.5

Newspapers and magazines printed on paper, not online

includes those publications but also nonprinted news organizations
public press
vsnews media
  • Literature
1 3.2

Newspapers and magazines that gather and publish news for the public

is broader, covering other publications and organizations that report news

How Mainstream

news media
  • Literature
100 2.3
network
633 3.1
news outlet
  • Literature
30 3.0
to blog
  • Texting
132 3.0

Surface Forms

news media singular
news medias plural

Morphology

news + media

The meaning is directly compositional: 'news' specifies the type of 'media', so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to media that report news. This adjective-noun pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English compounding, making the phrase immediately understandable to B1 learners.

Etymology

News media comes from putting news, meaning 'new information', together with media, meaning 'ways to send information' to many people. Imagine newspapers, TV, radio and websites as tools that spread news to lots of people, and that image explains why news media means the organizations and places that report news.