What did your elementary school teacher explain to you about the word media?

Question

"China fired rockets to prevent Olympics rain, state media says."

Answer 1

The word"media" is the plural form of "medium",in this case the medium for conveying information,or news from one place to another ie.television,newspaper,radio,the Internet etc.These are all forms of 'the media'.State media is the source of information peculiar to a specific country,in this case,China.

Answer 2

"China fired rockets to prevent Olympics rain, state news agency says."

"China fired rockets to prevent Olympics rain, state media liaison says."

...but, I like these better...

"China fired rockets to prevent Olympics rain, state propagandists say."

"China fired rockets to prevent Olympics rain, state lip sync coordinator says."

"China fired rockets to prevent Olympics rain, state weather god says."

"China fired rockets to prevent Olympics rain, state gymnastic credential fabricators say."