mass media

Also known as the media, mass medium, media, the press, media agencies, media outlets

media technologies that are intended to reach a large audience by mass communication

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Mass media refers to technologies and channels—like television, radio, newspapers, and the internet—that are designed to deliver information and entertainment to large numbers of people at the same time. It matters because these systems shape what information reaches the public, influence public opinion, and play a central role in how societies communicate and understand the world around them.

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Research

88,800 papers

Impact of Mass Media on HIV/AIDS Stigma Reduction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.AIDS and behavior · 2023Aghaei A, Sakhaei A, Khalilimeybodi A et al.DOI: 10.1007/s10461-023-04057-5
Mass media and smoking cessation: a critical review.ReviewAmerican journal of public health · 1987Flay BRDOI: 10.2105/ajph.77.2.153
The effect of mass media campaigns on oral health knowledge: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of dental hygiene · 2024Banakar M, Lankarani KB, Vali M et al.DOI: 10.1111/idh.12715
Mass media influences on sexuality.ReviewJournal of sex research · 2002Brown JDDOI: 10.1080/00224490209552118
Mass hysteria and the media: Folie à Troupeau?ReviewPediatric neurology · 2013Roach ESDOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.04.013
Mass Media Beauty Standards, Body Surveillance, and Relationship Satisfaction within Romantic Couples.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Rollero CDOI: 10.3390/ijerph19073833
Mass media, secular trends, and the future of cardiovascular disease health promotion: an interpretive analysis.ReviewPreventive medicine · 1999Finnegan JR Jr, Viswanath K, Hertog JDOI: 10.1006/pmed.1998.0456
Using mass media within health-promoting practice: a nursing perspective.ReviewJournal of advanced nursing · 2000Whitehead DDOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01544.x

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Commons category: Mass media
equivalent class: www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/5079
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Mass media refers to the forms of media that reach large audiences via mass communication. It includes broadcast media, digital media, print media, social media, streaming media, advertising, and events.

Mass media encompasses news, advocacy, entertainment, and public service announcements, and intersects with the study of marketing, propaganda, public relations, political communication, journalism, art, drama, computing, and technology. The influence of mass media on individuals and groups has also been analysed from the standpoint of anthropology, economics, history, law, philosophy, psychology, and sociology.