media [mee-dee-uh]  
noun
1.
a plural of medium.
2.
( usually used with a plural verb ) the means of communication, as radio and television, newspapers, and magazines, that reach or influence people widely: The media are covering the speech tonight.
3.
pertaining to or concerned with such means: a job in media research.
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Usage note
Media, like data, is the plural form of a word borrowed directly from Latin. The singular, medium, early developed the meaning “an intervening agency, means, or instrument” and was first applied to newspapers two centuries ago. In the 1920s media began to appear as a singular collective noun, sometimes with the plural medias. This singular use is now common in the fields of mass communication and advertising, but it is not frequently found outside them: The media is (or are ) not antibusiness.


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I thought it would be useful to know that media does not come from the bible...it come from Latin as do many many of our words...The rest of your evidence is just as ridiculous....sorcery does not exist and never existed. Sorcery was just an earlier form of science that usually took the form of chemistry.....if you are presenting evidence to convince others to listen always be clear and never use terms like "was taken from some ancient group of sorcerers"....that implied ignorance to your own subject, which to any person of intelligence, makes your case unreasonable and lacking in fact..

It seems to me that your posting was out of fear and not written to convey the message you obviously tried to convey. I believe Tv does have direct effects on people and how they behave. That is long proven. But i disagree that TV is inherently evil. That is like saying that any other form of art is evil simply because it does not conform to "Christian morals" or to the "common good". In fact those "morals' have led to more violence and wars than TV or any other art form has ever come near, and more evil and oppression has occurred in the name of "the Common Good" then any art form could ever accomplish. Open your minds and hearts to each other and the wonder that comes from our imaginations. Don't fear our inherent need to explore our darkness along with our light. It is fear that causes all of humanities troubles....and there is no reason to fear an art form which you can simply turn off and ignore. Your comment on " destroying my parents huge flatscreen TV " reminds me so much of book burning....(btw book burning was huge in Nazi Germany.) When will humanity learn that there is no inherently evil art, just people that commit acts of evil in its name. I do know that quite a bit if not most of television is under Illuminati influence. But so what...if you actually believe the human mind and the inherent free will that accompanies it is so weak that flashing images and audio can truly affect a person in such a way as to remove that free will....then your will must have been taken from you long ago.....it's seems to me that the bible has done more damage to your will then any television show could ever accomplish. Jesus was compassionate and took pity on those on the wrong path. But he never feared them or their creations. He was a shepherd not an enforcer of rules.If this is incorrect then the bible has less redeeming qualities than the local homeless shelter. Those who believe in a Lord should not act in violence in his name. I only see his tears as a result.