Words / B1

MEED-ee-uh/ˈmiːdiə/

The media is television, newspapers, radio, and the internet as a group. The news is the information; the media is the channels. Medium is the singular in technical talk (a medium); in everyday B1 use the media with a plural or singular verb — both appear, but “the media are” is traditional. Social media is uncountable in most exam answers. Mass media is a textbook phrase.

Meaning

Television, newspapers, radio, and the internet as a group.

Examples

• “The story was all over the media.”
• “The media have given the story a lot of attention.”
• “Social media can spread rumours quickly.”

Good to know

the media (news channels). social media (usually uncountable). Information itself: the news.

Near in meaning

press

New