Once you have installed the media plugin, go to the plugins directory as part of your cordova project. Edit the two files and delete the permissions there:
1) android.json 2) org.apache.cordova.media/plugin.xml
When you create a new assembly using cordova, permissions should no longer be added.
UPDATE: But this is just a workaround ... if you installed or connected plugins again, you may have to edit the files again.
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