media
Newspapers, TV, radio
Media is the plural of medium, referring to channels of communication or expression: news media, social media, broadcast media.
The word often takes singular agreement when treated as a collective: The media is biased.
In science, media are substances through which something passes or grows: a culture media for bacteria.
In art, media are materials used for creation: mixed media, digital media.
Printed periodical of current events
- magazineBound periodical with articles
- bookBound written work
- pressApply force downward
- publisherCompany releasing books
journalism · editorial · tabloid · broadsheet · periodical · publication · circulation · newsstand
News gathering and dissemination
- reporterOne who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- headlineNews article title
- coverageExtent of inclusion
press · breaking · article · editorial · newscast · bulletin · anchor · byline
Broadcast viewing device
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- podcastEpisodic digital audio series
- networkInterconnected system
satellite · cable · airwaves · signal · frequency · antenna · transmitter · live
Movie or coating
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- cinemaMotion picture theater
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- BollywoodIndian film industry
Nollywood · studio · production · streaming · content · blockbuster · documentary · series
Interconnected computer systems
- onlineNetwork-connected state
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- websiteOnline page collection
- platformRaised flat structure
social · podcast · blog · vlog · e-books · webinar · content · viral
News profession practitioner
- editorOne who revises text
- reporterOne who gathers news
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
columnist · broadcaster · commentator · photojournalist · publicist · producer · stringer · presenter
Person with promotional reach
- followersPeople who support someone
- viralSpreading quickly online
- hashtagLabeled link for posts
- postVertical structural beam
feed · timeline · profile · share · like · comment · tweet · story
newspaper
Printed periodical of current events
publisher · journalism · editorial · tabloid · broadsheet · periodical · publication · circulation · newsstand · printing
journalism
News gathering and dissemination
- reporterOne who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- headlineNews article title
coverage · press · breaking · article · editorial · newscast · bulletin · anchor · byline · scoop
television
Broadcast viewing device
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- podcastEpisodic digital audio series
network · satellite · cable · airwaves · signal · frequency · antenna · transmitter · live · telecast
film
Movie or coating
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- cinemaMotion picture theater
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
Bollywood · Nollywood · studio · production · streaming · content · blockbuster · documentary · series · sitcom
internet
Interconnected computer systems
platform · social · podcast · blog · vlog · e-books · webinar · content · viral · algorithm
journalist
News profession practitioner
correspondent · columnist · broadcaster · commentator · photojournalist · publicist · producer · stringer · presenter · announcer
influencer
Person with promotional reach
post · feed · timeline · profile · share · like · comment · tweet · story · meme
commercial
Paid broadcast promotion
banner · promotion · marketing · infomercial · endorsement · branding · publicity · spot · jingle · targeted
- newsnews, headlines, breaking news, headline, news alert
- retail productsappliances, electronics, clothing, shoes, toys
- careersdoctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse
- creative industriesadvertising, animation, broadcasting, design, entertainment
- departmentsdepartment, HR department, finance department, legal department, marketing department
- digital contentfiles, blog posts, data, digital music, videos
mediaface-to-face
Direct personal encounter
in-person · word of mouth · silence · unmediated · firsthand
mediaprimary source
Unmediated evidence from events
firsthand account · eyewitness testimony · raw data · samizdat · lived experience
- new mediaInternet-era communication forms
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- media blackoutSuppression of press coverage
- global mediaCommunication reaching all nations
- media influenceNews outlets shaping views
- medium rareSteak doneness level
medium, immediately, immediate, mediator, median, mediate, mediation, intermediate, intermediary