マスコミ

ますこみ
noun
mass media
1. mass media, the press
Organizations that communicate information to large audiences, including TV, newspapers, and online media.
マスコミが事件(じけん)を大(おお)きく報道(ほうどう)した。
The mass media reported on the incident extensively.
マスコミの取材(しゅざい)を受(う)けた。
I was interviewed by the media.
マスコミの取材 = media coverage/interview
マスコミで働(はたら)きたい。
I want to work in mass media.

Etymology: マスコミ is an abbreviation of マスコミュニケーション (mass communication).

Usage: マスコミ refers to the collective mass media industry - television, newspapers, magazines, radio, and online news.

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Related: メディア (media)
Related: 報道(ほうどう) (news reporting)
Related: 記者(きしゃ) (journalist)
Related: ジャーナリズム (journalism)
Compare: 各紙(かくし) (each newspaper)
Compare: 報道陣(ほうどうじん) (the press corps)
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Added 2026.1.12 22:55 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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