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MEDIA COLLOCATIONS

MEDIA COLLOCATIONS

    ✔ the national/local media 
    ● The case received enormous publicity in the national media. 
    ✔ the news media 
    ● Does the news media have a role in forming public opinion? 
    ✔ the mass media (=television, newspapers etc, which are seen by many people) 
    ● The mass media has helped to call attention to environmental issues. 
    ✔ the mainstream/popular media (=television, newspapers etc, that most people are able to see or read) 
    ● Few of these events were reported in the mainstream media. 

    ✔ media attention/coverage/interest etc 
    ● The tragedy received worldwide media attention. 
    ✔ a media campaign (=when something is deliberately reported or advertised in the media a lot) 
    ● A media campaign aimed at reducing drunk driving 
    ✔ a media blitz (=when something is deliberately reported or advertised in the media a lot, in a small amount of time) 
    ● The candidate’s media blitz has certainly raised his profile in the election. 
    ✔ media hype (=when the media give something too much attention and try to make it seem more important or better than it really is) 
    ● The media hype surrounding the match against France 
    ✔ a media circus (=a disapproving phrase for all the people from the media who report events, and all the attention they give to these events) 
    ● There is likely to be a media circus outside the courtroom.

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