mediacontrol
nounUK /ˈmiːdiə kənˈtrəʊl/
US /ˈmiːdiə kənˈtroʊl/
The power to decide what people see and hear in the news.
The family that owns the newspaper has a lot of mediacontrol in our town.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of limiting what reporters are allowed to share.
The new rules were seen as mediacontrol over the local reporters.
3. A company's hold over many TV, radio, and newspaper outlets.
Critics worried about mediacontrol when one company bought every station in the city.
4. The ability of a group to shape public opinion through news.
The campaign used mediacontrol to make sure its message was heard everywhere.