Medienkritik

media criticism

noun meh-DEEN-kri-tik Rare

Also means

critique of the media

Usage Note

Medienkritik covers both academic analysis of media performance and everyday public criticism of how outlets cover stories; in German discourse it is a recognised journalistic sub-genre.

Examples

"Der Vortrag über Medienkritik zeigte, wie Boulevardblätter Fakten verzerren."

Natural Translation

The lecture on media criticism showed how tabloids distort facts.

Literal Translation

The lecture about media-criticism showed how boulevard-papers distort facts.

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