“Listen, Mario, media is the plural of
mediocre.”
—Jimmy
Breslin (1928-2017), legendary New York
Daily News columnist, to New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, 1978.
• Editorial Comment: How many mediocres in a media? Or is it medium?
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