Selena Gomez

The kids are fixing their eyes on social media, and the stories they're looking at may not be the most important things. I'm guilty of that, too. Do you want to look at Instagram or the news? It's a difficult, and weird, situation.

American Actress

Michelle Obama

When it comes to social media, there are just times I turn off the world, you know. There are just some times you have to give yourself space to be quiet, which means you've got to set those phones down.

American First Lady

Chuck Palahniuk

So many of our enormous emotional crises are lived through the media. They're lived through movies; they're lived through what we watch on television - they're not actual events in our life.

American Novelist

Ben Carson

Don't let anyone turn you into a slave. You're a slave if you let the media tell you that sports and entertainment are more important than developing your brain.

American Scientist

Brad Pitt

I think L.A. is impossible. There's just too much media focus. You can't live a normal life.

Actor

Kim Kardashian

I would rather have been beaten up in the media than live a life that wasn't happy.

American Celebrity

Rush Limbaugh

The media is a like any other group of people. Their universe is all that matters.

American Entertainer

Harris Faulkner

We in the media accept the responsibility of what we do.

American Journalist

Joaquin Phoenix

I don't spend most of my life in front of the media.

American Actor

Julian Assange

Australian Activist

Media is a plural noun, but it's often used as a singular noun in modern English.

Plurality Confusion

Media is neutral; it doesn't imply good or bad. The speaker's tone reveals approval or criticism.

Neutral Tone

Remember, 'media' includes newer forms like social media, not just traditional TV or papers.

Including Internet

Artists use several media types, sometimes combining them in one artwork (mixed media).

Artistic Variety

Media in art isn't just physical; it can also be digital, like graphic design software.

Not Always Tangible

The media used can change the context or interpretation of an artwork.

Understanding Context

In biology, 'media' are specialized and chosen for specific scientific purposes.

Scientific Specificity

The term 'media' in biology is technical; not used casually or in everyday conversation.

Not for General Use

Media platforms evolve; 'media' now often implies digital, internet-based channels.

Evolving Platforms

Digital media is often interactive, involving the audience in the communication process.

Interactivity Emphasis

 We decided that the one that most people could relate to because most people had been through, was the job interview. So we published these findings, and the media are all over it, and they say, Okay, so this is what you do when you go in for the job interview, right? You know, so we were of course horrified, and said,

Your body language may...

 have been crafted to appeal to you and affect your behavior, as have the soundbites and talking points of political campaigns which rarely present the most nuanced perspective on the issues. And the way that we use ready-made phrases and responses gleaned from media reports

What "Orwellian" really...

 is far more significant. When they're used well, graphs can help us intuitively grasp complex data. But as visual software has enabled more usage of graphs throughout all media, it's also made them easier to use in a careless or dishonest way.

How to spot a misleading...

 ruling over impoverished masses. The new century brought more exciting and terrifying changes. Medical advances made it possible to transcend biological limits while mass media allowed instant communication between leaders and the public.

How to recognize a...

 gave way to the self-esteem movement and a rise in materialism. More recently, social media has multiplied the possibilities for self-promotion, though it's worth noting that there's no clear evidence that social media causes narcissism.

The psychology of...

 and I was frustrated by the lagging status of women in our profession and what that meant for our image in the media. We make up half the population of the world, but we're just 24 percent of the news subjects quoted in news stories.

Megan Kamerick: Women...

 And today, the quote, whoever said it, is truer than ever before. In previous decades, most media with global reach consisted of several major newspapers and networks which had the resources to gather information directly.

How false news can...

 mainstream media has characterized how we see south asians whether by romanticizing its biggest country india or asserting the model minority stereotype but it's not okay and today south asian actors and

After Decades of...

 what would you say to them I'd say where are you getting your information from we just heard from Christina about truth about the need for a code of conduct regard you know in in the media they're

A message of peace, hope...

 but ultimately that's going to allow us to generate funds and support for tiger conservation giles can tell spot and striper relaxed and invites the media to get their exclusive