legacy media

noun

Synonym of old media.

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nounlegacy media (uncountable)
  1. derogatorysometimesuncountableSynonym of old media.

    Traditionally, the meaning of medialization and the importance of media logic have been approached from the perspective of legacy media—TV, radio, and print.

    2015, Pekka Aula, Jouni Heinonen, The Reputable Firm, page 203
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    Unlike legacy media, where the audience is usually on the receiving end of content creation, social media generally allows three stages of interaction with content: […]

    2012, Doug Newsom, Judy Turk, Dean Kruckeberg, This is PR, page 63

    “The legacy media is dead. Hollywood is done. Truth telling is in. No more complaining about the media,” the right-wing activist James O’Keefe posted shortly after. “You are the media.”

    2024 November 8, Charlie Warzel, quoting James O'Keefe, “The Media’s Identity Crisis”, in The Atlantic

    Synonyms: old media

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of old media.

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old media
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old media
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legacy media. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legacy%20media

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“legacy media.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legacy%20media. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “legacy media,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legacy%20media.

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