Followed by medias!

Posted by pakguru on December 11th, 2017 | 0 comments | articles, countable uncountable, grammar, media, the

I agree that famous people should be followed by medias.

This sounds like an alien race called ‘The Medias’ have arrived on earth intent on following famous people. I think this is what you meant:

• I agree that famous people should be followed by the media.

‘Media‘ is one of those words that always has ‘the‘ when it is used as a noun meaning TV, Radio, newspapers, etc. – combined!

On the other hand if you’re talking about the materials used to make a work of art, then that’s a different ‘media‘!

• This latest exhibition features work using mixed media.

‘Media’ can be countable or uncountable. In its singular form it is ‘medium‘, and in its plural form ‘media‘. We never write or say medias.