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Collocations for media - noun

ADJECTIVE

mass
The event was widely covered by the mass media.
audio-visual, broadcast (esp. BrE), news, print, visual
Their PR officer handles TV, radio, and print media interviews.
digital, electronic, interactive, streaming
They broadcast streaming media to PCs.
foreign, international, local, national, Western
corporate, mainstream, official, popular
left-wing, right-wing
conservative, liberal (both esp. AmE)

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VERB + media

accuse, blame, criticize
Some blame the media for propagating negative stereotypes.
control, manipulate
There is a perception that the government controls the media.
dominate
One story has dominated the media this week.

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media + VERB

cover sth, report sth
The local media reported rioting across the country.
portray sb/sth (as sth)
focus on sth, pick sth up (esp. AmE), pick up on sth
I think the media picked up on the story because she's a woman.
ignore sth
be biased
They believe that the media is biased against them.

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media + NOUN

attention, coverage, interest, publicity, reporting
There was a lot of media coverage of the wedding.
campaign
report
event
Music has been turned into a series of media events.
blitz, circus, frenzy, hype
The company is anxious to play down the media hype.
spotlight
image
She's very different from her media image.
darling
The two gangsters were media darlings in the 60s.
bias
blackout, censorship
freedom
relations
critic, person, pundit
baron, magnate, mogul, tycoon
ownership
company, conglomerate, empire, giant, group, interests, organization, outlet
awareness, literacy, studies

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PREPOSITION

through the media, via the media
propaganda through the media

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PHRASES

access to the media
the role of the media

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