Mass media

Japanese: マス・メディア(英語表記)mass media
Mass media
Mass-produced media to send information to the masses. Also called mass media or mass media. Media (plural of medium) originally meant "something in between" or "the middle." It also includes things like "miko," "mediums," and "prophets" who act as intermediaries between God and humans. In face-to-face group conversations or performances at music venues, the air is the medium for sound waves, while in letters and wills, paper is the medium for letters.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
大衆に情報を送るために大量生産された媒体。大衆媒体,大量媒体ともいう。媒体media(メディウムmediumの複数形)とは,もともとは〈中間にあるもの〉または〈中間〉を意味した。神と人との中間にいてなかだちをする〈みこ〉〈霊媒〉〈預言者〉なども含まれる。対面集団face‐to‐face group内での会話や音楽会場での演奏などだと,空気が音波のメディウムで,手紙や遺言状だと紙が文字のメディウムである。

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