Is media singular or plural?: Usage Guide
The singular media and its plural medias seem to have originated in the field of advertising over 70 years ago; they are still so used without stigma in that specialized field. In most other applications media is used as a plural of medium. The popularity of the word in references to the agencies of mass communication is leading to the formation of a mass noun, construed as a singular.
Edwin Meese 3d
James Lewis, Guardian Weekly
This use is not as well established as the mass-noun use of data and is likely to incur criticism especially in writing.
media
3 of 3plural of medium
Examples of media in a Sentence
Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2025
The troops included members of the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, according to a social media post from the Department of Defense that showed dozens of National Guard members with long guns and an armored vehicle.
—Jake Offenhartz, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
The dramatic, very public Trump-Musk break-up America's eyes were glued to X yesterday as President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk engaged in a social media tit-for-tat, hurling deep personal attacks at one another.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 7 June 2025
In their decision, the judges granted a stay to part of a lower court judge’s order that the White House had to restore access to the AP at events where other media outlets also are invited.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 June 2025
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“Media.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/media. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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