news media

Information distribution organizations

News media refers collectively to organizations and channels that report current events to the public—newspapers, television networks, radio stations, and online outlets.

The term often appears in discussions of journalism's influence: The news media covered the scandal relentlessly.

Critics across the political spectrum use it to suggest bias or groupthink: The news media got the story wrong.

Opposites
content purpose

news mediafiction

Imagined narrative work

Hollywood · reality television · soap operas · cinema · entertainment industry

information flow direction

news mediacensorship

Official content restriction

information blackout · suppression · classified information · cover-up · media blackout

communication formality

news mediaword of mouth

Information passed through conversation

gossip · rumor mill · grapevine · social media · personal correspondence

Family

new, news, media, mediator, median, mediate, newsletter, newscaster, newscast

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G