This word and meaning took my fancy.
mediatization, n.[‘ In Germany under the Holy Roman Empire: the action of reducing a prince or state in position or power (see mediatize v. 1a); the condition of being mediatized. Now hist.’]
Does this mean that "media" is a balancing of power to the people. I should look up the meaning of the word media.
My Websters 1913 dictionary states
"Media is the plural of Medium" -"1. That which lies in the middle, or between other things;intervening body or quantity. Hence, specifically: (a) Middle place or degree; mean.(b) (Math.) See {Mean}. (c) (Logic) The mean or middle term of a syllogism; that by which the extremes are brought into connection.
But the current Dictionary in OS X
medium |ˈmiːdɪəm|noun (pl.media or mediums)1 an agency or means of doing something: using the latest technology as a medium forjob creation | their primitive valuables acted as a medium ofexchange.• a means by which something is communicated or expressed: here the Welsh language is the medium of instruction.2 the intervening substance through which sensory impressions are conveyed or physical forces are transmitted: radio communication needs no physical medium between the two stations.• the substance in which an organism lives or is cultured. these cells are grown in a nutrient-rich medium.• a liquid (e.g. oil or water) with which pigments are mixed, with a binder, to make paint.3 a particular form of storage material for computer files, such as magnetic tape or discs.4 the material or form used by an artist, composer, or writer: oil paint is the most popular medium for glazing.5 (pl.mediums) a person claiming to be in contact with the spirits of the dead and to communicate between the dead and the living.6 the middle quality or state between two extremes; a reasonable balance: the song soon discovers a happy medium betweenthrash and catchy pop.
Medium rarely means middle, but mostly refers to delivery. How things change.