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16 Examples of Legacy Media

 , February 19, 2022 updated on April 27, 2023
Legacy media is traditional media that is limited to one-way communication without broad participation or interaction. This is a bit of a loaded term that suggests that certain types of media are outdated and disappearing. Legacy media has shown much resilience in the face of competition from new media such that it is likely to survive into the future. The following are media that are arguably legacy.
Billboards
Books
Ebooks
Fax
Fliers & Posters
Graffiti
Magazines
Mail
Movies
Newspapers
Outdoor Advertising
Paintings
Radio
Sculpture
Telephone
Television
The defining characteristic of legacy media is one-way communication. As such, ebooks and some forms of streaming media are legacy despite being digital.
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Traditional media is limited to one-way communication without broad participation or interaction.
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