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the media

 
 
/ˈmiːdiə/ noun [group]

Definition

television, newspapers, magazines, and radio considered as a group: media coverage/attention The issue has been much discussed in the media. → See also the mass media
(Definition of the media noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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