Talk to empty benches/seats. To have a small audience. Vir stoele en banke praat/ preek.

– Pharos, Spreekwoorde en waar hulle vandaan kom

media Like ‘data’, the word is plural (‘the media are showing a lot of interest’), and so for example television is a ‘medium’; but the plural usage in this case is often so uncomfortable that an alternative should be found in order to evade the problem: use ‘press’ (q.v.) instead (or if necessary ‘press and radio’ or something similar), note without uc initial.

press The media (q.v.), widely understood to refer in particular to the printed media (that is, to exclude broadcast media: radio and television); always lc initial.

─ Pharos, The essential companion for writers and editors