Information Science

Mass Media

Instruments or technological means of communication that reach large numbers of people with a common message: press, radio, television, etc.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Instruments or technological means of communication that reach large numbers of people with a common message: press, radio, television, etc.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Media, Mass
  • Broadcast Media
  • Folk Media
  • Printed Media
  • Media, Broadcast
  • Media, Folk
  • Media, Printed

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Aspects Covered

9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

IM with general reference to NEWSPAPERS; PERIODICALS; RADIO; TELEVISION; MOTION PICTURES; etc., as mass media; do not use as routine coord with the specific: coord only when specific is discussed as a mass medium, as "magazines as mass media"

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Communication (1966-1979)
  • Newspapers (1966-1979)
  • Periodicals (1966-1979)
  • Radio (1966-1979)
  • Television (1966-1979)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mass Media. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008402. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008402
  2. Mass Media. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_media
  3. Mass Media. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11033