MSM
Major news outlets
MSM has two primary meanings as an acronym.
In political and media discourse, it stands for mainstream media—major news outlets like network television, national newspapers, and established online news organizations: The MSM ignored the story for weeks.
Often used dismissively by those who distrust conventional news sources.
In public health contexts, MSM stands for men who have sex with men, a clinical term describing behavior rather than identity, used in epidemiology and HIV/AIDS research: MSM remain at elevated risk for certain STIs.
MSM also refers to methylsulfonylmethane, a dietary supplement marketed for joint health. (Lowercase msm is occasionally seen in casual writing.)
Dominant cultural current
- newsReports of recent events
- networksInterconnected groups or channels
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
cable · newspapers · outlets · radio · press · coverage · journalism · reporters
Angled from vertical
- agendaFormal discussion list
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- partisanBiased toward one side
one-sided · narrative · framing · selective · distorted · misinformation · manipulation · sensationalism
Yellow combustible element
- jointShared by multiple parties
- anti-inflammatoryInflammation-reducing agent
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- arthritisInflamed joint disease
powder · capsules · dosage · bioavailable · organic · wellness · mobility
Attracted to multiple genders
- queerUnusual or non-normative
- hookupCasual sexual encounter
- GrindrGay men's dating app
- PrEPHIV prevention medication
HIV · disclosure · risk · prevention · epidemiology · condoms · testing · transmission
mainstream
Dominant cultural current
- newsReports of recent events
- networksInterconnected groups or channels
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
broadcast · cable · newspapers · outlets · radio · press · coverage · journalism · reporters · anchors
slanted
Angled from vertical
- agendaFormal discussion list
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- propagandaBiased information for influence
partisan · one-sided · narrative · framing · selective · distorted · misinformation · manipulation · sensationalism · clickbait
sulfur
Yellow combustible element
- jointShared by multiple parties
- anti-inflammatoryInflammation-reducing agent
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
arthritis · powder · capsules · dosage · bioavailable · organic · wellness · mobility
bisexual
Attracted to multiple genders
PrEP · HIV · disclosure · risk · prevention · epidemiology · condoms · testing · transmission · partners
- political buzzwordswoke, wokeness, virtue signaling, virtue signal, dog whistle
- Joint Careglucosamine, chondroitin, joint cream, knee brace, ankle brace
- sulfones
- sulfur compoundsthiol, sulfate, sulfite, sulfide, sulfides
- anti-inflammatoriesibuprofen, aspirin, naproxen, NSAIDs, NSAID
- arthritis treatmentsmethotrexate, NSAIDs, ibuprofen, prednisone, corticosteroids
Non-mainstream information outlets
independent media · citizen journalism · underground press · grassroots media · samizdat