[Ads-l] Legacy Media

[Jonathan Lighter]

"Legacy," adj., in context denotes "established but obsolescent in
technique, outlook, or the like."

I've been familiar with "legacy media" for several months only.

JL

On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 3:42 PM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu>
wrote:

> Can “legacy facts” be far behind?
>
> LH
>
> > On Feb 22, 2018, at 3:40 PM, Peter Reitan <pjreitan at HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > New to me, "Legacy Media," used recently by a spokesperson for the NRA.
> >
> >
> > Urban Dictionary has an entry dated 2008:
> >
> > legacy media
> > n. Primarily mature newspaper and television news outlets that believe
> they are the final word on any topic. These news organizations fail to
> acknowledge newly formed news sources and don't seem to understand that
> when they leave out information or emphasize the aspects of a story that
> aren't really helpful or pertinent, that they will be found out by those
> who understand the situation and have access to multiple news sources.
> >
> > Typically these legacy news sources can identified as the major
> broadcast television networks and major national newspapers that have been
> in existence long before there was cable television.
> >
> >
> >
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