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media landscape
The entirety of all media, such as newspapers, television, radio, and the internet, in a particular geographic or linguistic area. The term describes their structure, diversity, and influence.
Die deutsche Medienlandschaft ist durch eine große Vielfalt an regionalen Zeitungen geprägt.
The German media landscape is characterized by a great variety of regional newspapers.
The word is composed of 'Medien' (media, plural of Medium) and 'Landschaft' (landscape). It uses the image of a landscape to describe the overall structure and diversity of the media in a region or country.
Das Internet hat die Medienlandschaft für immer verändert.
The internet has changed the media landscape forever.
The component '-landschaft' (-landscape) is often used in German to describe the entirety and structure of a particular area. If you know this pattern, you will also understand words like 'Parteienlandschaft' (the landscape of political parties; all political parties) or 'Bildungslandschaft' (educational landscape; all educational institutions).
Die deutsche Parteienlandschaft ist in den letzten Jahren komplexer geworden.
The German political party landscape has become more complex in recent years.
'Medienlandschaft' (media landscape) is often described with adjectives such as 'vielfältig' (diverse), 'pluralistisch' (pluralistic), or 'digital' (digital). Common verbs in this context are 'prägen' (to shape/characterize), 'verändern' (to change), or 'regulieren' (to regulate).
Eine vielfältige Medienlandschaft ist wichtig für die Demokratie.
A diverse media landscape is important for democracy.