medios de comunicación tradicionales
/medjos de komunikaθjon tɾadiθjonales/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'mainstream news media' is translated into Spanish as medios de comunicación tradicionales.
While the English term 'mainstream' can imply popularity or dominance, the Spanish term tradicionales emphasizes the distinction between legacy media and newer digital or independent media outlets.
Which one should you use?
You can also use Medios de comunicación convencionales to mean 'conventional media'. Additionally, in many contexts, the phrase de comunicación is omitted and speakers will simply say los medios tradicionales to refer to mainstream news media.
Did you know?
- While tradicionales refers to legacy media, Spanish speakers may use the term prensa rosa to describe a specific mainstream niche: the celebrity gossip press.
- While English speakers often use 'mainstream' to describe popularity, using the literal translation corriente principal in Spanish sounds unnatural and refers more to physical water currents or electrical currents.
- In Spanish, los medios is often used as a shorthand for the press, but the word medio literally means 'middle' or 'half'.
Examples in context
- Los medios de comunicación tradicionales suelen informar sobre esto.Mainstream news media usually report on this.
- No confío en los medios de comunicación tradicionales.I do not trust mainstream news media.
- Es una noticia de los medios de comunicación tradicionales.It is a story from the mainstream news media.
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are discussing where to find news.
- Daniel¿Viste la noticia en los medios de comunicación tradicionales?Did you see the news in the mainstream news media?
- ElenaNo, yo prefiero leer blogs independientes.No, I prefer to read independent blogs.
- DanielEs verdad, pero ellos tienen más recursos.That is true, but they have more resources.
- ElenaQuizás, pero yo prefiero otras fuentes.Maybe, but I prefer other sources.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
