Civic Media

An umbrella term that describes media technologies that create a strong sense of connection between residents through news and information. It is often used as opposed to citizen journalism because it also includes cartography, wikis, and databases. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has a Center for Future Citizen Media.

Literal Meanings of Civic Media

Civic:

Meanings of Civic:

Property or property of a city, citizen, municipality or civic nationality.
Concerning the citizen or good citizen and their rights and duties.

Sentences of Civic

Thousands of people flocked to the Civic Center to show their civic pride.
Civic duty.

Media:

Meanings of Media:

One of the main veins of the insect wing, between the radius and the ulna.
(mean or plural) Environmental chemistry, eg solid, liquid, gas, in a vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.
(means or plural) The means, channel or body by which an end is achieved.
(plural) Anything in between the extremes, such as clothing or a container.
(plural) A person who wears clothes or clothes of average size.
(middle plural) A serving of Guinness (or another stout in some regions).