Meanings
nounmediatization (countable and uncountable, plural mediatizations)
plural mediatizations · alternative mediatisation
- countableuncountableThe act of mediatizing (in various senses).
The mere existence of contemporary Titanic jokes requires us to reconsider the privileged role of television, as propounded in Christie Davies’s model. Apparently, the mediatization of disaster news through early print media was quite sufficient to trigger the generation of humor.
2019, Jan Chovanec, “Early Titanic Jokes: A disaster for the theory of disaster jokes?”, in Humor, volume 32, number 2
Translations
French médiatisation
- médiatisationTranslations
German Mediatisierung, Medialisierung
- MediatisierungTranslations
- MedialisierungTranslations
Italian mediatizzazione
- mediatizzazioneTranslations
Portuguese mediatização
- mediatizaçãoTranslations
Spanish mediatización
- mediatizaciónTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
mediatization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mediatization
MLA
“mediatization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mediatization. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mediatization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mediatization.
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