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Media pluralism

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

nounCommon term

In journalism & media, media pluralism means: The presence of a meaningful range of independent media voices, owners and perspectives.

In Turkish: medyada çoğulculuk

How it is used

Assess effective diversity, not merely the number of titles, since several outlets may share control or content.

Example sentences

  1. The merger debate focused on whether media pluralism would survive the loss of independent ownership.

    Ownership diversity can matter even when publication brands remain separate.

  2. Community outlets added to media pluralism by reporting perspectives absent from national coverage.

    Diversity includes the perspectives and experiences that receive coverage.

Common collocations

  • protect media pluralism
  • threats to media pluralism
  • promote media pluralism
  • media outletAny organisation or channel that publishes or broadcasts news and information, such as a newspaper, TV channel, radio station, magazine or news website.
  • press freedomThe right of journalists and media to collect and publish information and opinions without censorship, threats or control by the state or other powerful groups.

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