1. present participle of mediatize; to make something the subject of media coverage or representation
Usage: often used in academic and media studies contexts; can refer to the process by which events, issues, or phenomena become shaped by or dependent on media representation
2. present participle of mediatize; to reduce the sovereignty or independence of a state by placing it under the protection or control of a larger power (historical/political term)
Usage: historical; primarily used in discussions of 18th and 19th century European politics

Examples

• The rise of social media is mediatizing political campaigns in unprecedented ways.
• News outlets are mediatizing the climate crisis by framing it through dramatic imagery.
• The process of mediatizing local events has changed how communities understand themselves.
• Historians study how Napoleon was mediatizing smaller German states during the early 1800s.
• By mediatizing the protest, journalists shaped public perception of the movement.
• The company is mediatizing its corporate message through multiple digital platforms.