Media
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the means of communication, as radio and television, newspapers, and magazines, that reach or influence people widely
As we prepare for the Banquäla and continue to refine the concept for the event, I’ve been thinking a lot about media. About why it’s important. About what makes it powerful. About why we here at Bedouins believe that it should be used to change the world. That led me to thinking about the term media and what exactly it meant. I started searching for definitions and found one that I really like. Read this carefully:
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the means of communication, as radio and television, newspapers, and magazines, that reach or influence people widely
I love it. It captures exactly why we’re doing this. We’re good at media (we think!) and media, by definition reaches or influences people widely. Bingo. Join the movement to refocus the heart of media with us. We need you, the world needs you. It’s going to take a lot more than just the 5 of us here!