How has "the media" been covered on television news? The timeline below shows monthly mentions of the word "media" across CNN, MSNBC and Fox News over the past decade. CNN and MSNBC have used the term roughly equally over the past decade, while Fox News has mentioned it far more. From late 2014 to early 2017, CNN and MSNBC steadily increased their use of the term, then decreased it after Trump's inauguration and have increased their mentions slightly since Biden's inauguration.