mass media
Widespread communication outlets
Mass media refers to channels of communication that reach large audiences—television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and the internet.
The term emphasizes scale and broadcast: one source transmitting to many receivers simultaneously.
The scandal dominated mass media for weeks.
Often shortened to just the media, though that term has broadened to include social media and other platforms.
Printed periodical of current events
- magazineBound periodical with articles
- reporterOne who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- editorOne who revises text
newsroom · headline · byline · dateline · lede · editorial · column · press
Broadcast viewing device
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- networkInterconnected system
- programmingWriting software instructions
- airwavesRadio frequency spectrum
transmitter · antenna · frequency · satellite · cable · syndication · ratings · FCC
Biased information for influence
- public opinionSociety's shared attitudes
- agenda-settingControlling which issues dominate
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- gatekeepingControlling access to something
echo chamber · bias · persuasion · spin · narrative · misinformation · disinformation · cultural hegemony
Journalist based overseas
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
- transnationalCrossing country lines
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- coverageExtent of inclusion
cross-cultural · multilingual · Reuters · AP · BBC World · Al Jazeera · press freedom · censorship
Feature-length filmed entertainment
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- cinemaMotion picture theater
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- BollywoodIndian film industry
Nollywood · celebrities · blockbuster · reality TV · talk shows · game shows · variety shows · music videos
Interconnected computer systems
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- podcastsEpisodic digital audio programs
- blogsPersonal online publications
- vlogsFilmed online journal entries
websites · online news · algorithms · viral content · clickbait · SEO · influencers · platforms
newspaper
Printed periodical of current events
- magazineBound periodical with articles
- reporterOne who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
editor · newsroom · headline · byline · dateline · lede · editorial · column · press · scoop
television
Broadcast viewing device
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- networkInterconnected system
- programmingWriting software instructions
airwaves · transmitter · antenna · frequency · satellite · cable · syndication · ratings · FCC · telecast
propaganda
Biased information for influence
- public opinionSociety's shared attitudes
- agenda-settingControlling which issues dominate
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
gatekeeping · echo chamber · bias · persuasion · spin · narrative · misinformation · disinformation · cultural hegemony · socialization
foreign correspondent
Journalist based overseas
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
- transnationalCrossing country lines
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
coverage · cross-cultural · multilingual · Reuters · AP · BBC World · Al Jazeera · press freedom · censorship · accessibility
movies
Feature-length filmed entertainment
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- cinemaMotion picture theater
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
Bollywood · Nollywood · celebrities · blockbuster · reality TV · talk shows · game shows · variety shows · music videos · sitcoms
internet
Interconnected computer systems
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- podcastsEpisodic digital audio programs
- blogsPersonal online publications
vlogs · websites · online news · algorithms · viral content · clickbait · SEO · influencers · platforms · feeds
- media theoryagenda setting, gatekeeping, framing, hypodermic needle, magic bullet
- mediatelevision, news, broadcasting, video, radio station
- 20th CenturyWorld War I aftermath, Cuban Missile Crisis, atomic bomb, New Deal, Nazi Germany
- Media Historyprinting press, newspaper, telegraph, radio, television
- mass culturepop culture, popular culture, entertainment, television, Hollywood
- modernitymodernity, modernization, internet, electricity, globalization
mass mediapersonal correspondence
Direct written communication between individuals
personal letter · direct message · private message · word of mouth · whisper
mass mediainteractive media
Content responding to user input
two-way communication · dialogue · conversation · social media · user-generated content
mass mediaindependent media
Journalism without external control
alternative media · grassroots media · citizen journalism · underground press · samizdat
mass, massive, media, immediate, mediator, median, mediate, mediation, intermediate