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mediamedia /ˈmidiə/ noun ► the media AWL newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and the Internet, and the reporters who work for them. You use the media when you think of these as a single group that provides news and information: Crime in the city has received a lot of attention in the media.The media has shown soldiers as brave men and women doing an important job. ➔ GRAMMAR: The media can be followed by a singular or plural verb. You usually use a singular verb: The media is reporting on the election. You can use a plural verb when you are thinking about the media as many separate newspapers, TV, magazines, etc.: The media are very interested in her story.► the press newspapers and magazines, and the people who work for them. The press can mean the same as the media, but people think more of printed news when you use the press: The president will be speaking to the press tomorrow about a new jobs program.The problems have been reported in the press. ➔ GRAMMAR: The press is followed by a singular verb.► newspaper a set of large folded sheets of paper containing news, articles, and pictures, which is printed and sold every day or every week: There was an article about the governor in the newspaper.“The New York Times” is one of the nation's most respected newspapers. ➔ see news |