Definitions for mass media
mass me·di·a

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 4 votes

1. mass medianoun

   Collectively, the communications media, especially television, radio, and newspapers, that reach the mass of the people.

WikidataRate this definition:3.9 / 16 votes

1. Mass media

   The mass media are diversified media technologies that are intended to reach a large audience by mass communication. The technologies through which this communication takes place varies. Broadcast media such as radio, recorded music, film and television transmit their information electronically. Print media use a physical object such as a newspaper, book, pamphlet or comics, to distribute their information. Outdoor media is a form of mass media that comprises billboards, signs or placards placed inside and outside of commercial buildings, sports stadiums, shops and buses. Other outdoor media include flying billboards, blimps, and skywriting. Public speaking and event organising can also be considered as forms of mass media. The digital media comprises both Internet and mobile mass communication. Internet media provides many mass media services, such as email, websites, blogs, and internet based radio and television. Many other mass media outlets have a presence on the web, by such things as having TV ads that link to a website, or distributing a QR Code in print or outdoor media to direct a mobile user to a website. In this way, they can utilise the easy accessibility that the Internet has, and the outreach that Internet affords, as information can easily be broadcast to many different regions of the world simultaneously and cost-efficiently.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Mass Media

   Instruments or technological means of communication that reach large numbers of people with a common message: press, radio, television, etc.

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How to pronounce mass media?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mass media in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mass media in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of mass media in a Sentence

1. Gianluca Abblasio:

   It's a story that wants to show something about my city Rome and this area that is a working-class area, something that is not the stereotype of Rome -- something different that is not shown very often by mass media, but that is real.

2. Camille Paglia:

   A serious problem in America is the gap between academe and the mass media, which is our culture. Professors of humanities, with all their leftist fantasies, have little direct knowledge of American life and no impact whatever on public policy.

3. Gary Allen:

   We believe the picture painters of the mass media are artfully creating landscapes for us which deliberately hide the real picture. In this book we will show you how to discover the hidden picture in the landscapes presented to us daily through newspapers, radio and television.

4. W. H. Auden:

   What the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to be consumed like food, forgotten, and replaced by a new dish.

5. Claudia Lopes:

   Mass media influences behaviors through a coordination effect. I.e., people want to participate only if the others also participate. Improving knowledge of attitudes is only effective in changing behavior if individuals perceive that others will change with them.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mass_Media
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mass media