old media
Newspapers and radio
Old media refers to traditional forms of mass communication that existed before the internet—newspapers, magazines, radio, and broadcast television.
The term emerged as a contrast to new media and digital platforms.
Old media typically involves centralized production and one-way transmission to audiences: The candidate's strategy focused on old media like TV ads rather than social media.
Broadcast viewing device
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- newsreelShort theatrical news film
- telecastTransmitted television program
- airwavesRadio frequency spectrum
network · cable · satellite · antenna · transmitter · frequency · primetime · anchor
Motion picture theater
- newsreelShort theatrical news film
- film noirStylish, shadowy crime drama
- silent filmSoundless motion picture
- golden agePeriod of peak prosperity
Hollywood · studio system · matinee · drive-in · silver screen · talkies · Technicolor · auteur
Synthetic resin plastic
- cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
- VHSAnalog tape format
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- recordPreserved account or achievement
phonograph · turntable · film · reel-to-reel · 8-track · gramophone · Betamax · Super 8
Printed periodical of current events
- magazineBound periodical with articles
- broadsheetLarge-format serious newspaper
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- periodicalRecurring printed publication
journal · pamphlet · booklet · newsstand · circulation · typeset · ink · hardcopy
No longer in use
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- supersededReplaced by something newer
deprecated · discontinued · defunct · mothballed · relic · bygone · legacy · phased out
television
Broadcast viewing device
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- newsreelShort theatrical news film
- telecastTransmitted television program
airwaves · network · cable · satellite · antenna · transmitter · frequency · primetime · anchor · newscast
cinema
Motion picture theater
- newsreelShort theatrical news film
- film noirStylish, shadowy crime drama
- silent filmSoundless motion picture
golden age · Hollywood · studio system · matinee · drive-in · silver screen · talkies · Technicolor · auteur · cinematheque
vinyl
Synthetic resin plastic
record · phonograph · turntable · film · reel-to-reel · 8-track · gramophone · Betamax · Super 8 · 8mm
newspaper
Printed periodical of current events
- magazineBound periodical with articles
- broadsheetLarge-format serious newspaper
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
periodical · journal · pamphlet · booklet · newsstand · circulation · typeset · ink · hardcopy · gazette
outdated
No longer in use
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
superseded · deprecated · discontinued · defunct · mothballed · relic · bygone · legacy · phased out · sunset
- obsolete thingsdodo, dodo bird, passenger pigeon, dinosaurs, mammoth
old medianew media
Internet-era communication forms
digital media · online media · social media · streaming media · Web 2.0
old mediauser-generated content
Material created by audiences
social media · citizen journalism · interactive media · blogs · vlogs
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