old median.

Brit.

/ˌəʊl(d) ˈmiːdɪə/, U.S.

/ˌoʊl(d) ˈmidiə/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., media n.²

Etymology: < old adj. + media n.² Compare slightly later new media n.

With plural (and later also singular) agreement. Established or traditional means of mass communication considered collectively, esp. contrasted with newer means; spec. media which are not interactive or do not involve the internet.

ΚΠ

1954 Public Opinion Q. 18 76 (heading) Adjustments of old media to new... Newspapers have reduced their operating costs to meet radio–TV competition.

1978 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 289 182 The individual..should value the old media for their distinctive characteristics, and he should see the bland and standardized electronic image as the gateway to the richer sensations of direct experience.

1990 E. W. Brody Communication Tomorrow xii. 240 As other interactive systems come into common use, the tendency to replace old media with new will increase.

2000 Independent 10 July ii. 11/7 Shifting the focus away from the next dot.com disaster, the old media is now playing a new, more personal game—uncover the dot.con man.

Compounds

General attributive.

ΚΠ

1994 Newsbytes (Nexis) 23 Nov. A pie-in-the-sky marketing concept created by out-of-touch old-media executives to justify their headlong rush into a new medium they don't understand.

1996 Wired May 42/1 The third old-media mogul to venture into the brave new online world is following the path of her predecessors.

2000 U.S. News & World Rep. 24 Jan. 35/1 The go-go days of AOL's rising share price may be at an end because it is merging with a debt-ridden ‘old media’ company.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old media
释义	old median. Brit. /ˌəʊl(d) ˈmiːdɪə/, U.S. /ˌoʊl(d) ˈmidiə/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., media n.² Etymology: < old adj. + media n.² Compare slightly later new media n. With plural (and later also singular) agreement. Established or traditional means of mass communication considered collectively, esp. contrasted with newer means; spec. media which are not interactive or do not involve the internet. ΚΠ 1954 Public Opinion Q. 18 76 (heading) Adjustments of old media to new... Newspapers have reduced their operating costs to meet radio–TV competition. 1978 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 289 182 The individual..should value the old media for their distinctive characteristics, and he should see the bland and standardized electronic image as the gateway to the richer sensations of direct experience. 1990 E. W. Brody Communication Tomorrow xii. 240 As other interactive systems come into common use, the tendency to replace old media with new will increase. 2000 Independent 10 July ii. 11/7 Shifting the focus away from the next dot.com disaster, the old media is now playing a new, more personal game—uncover the dot.con man. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1994 Newsbytes (Nexis) 23 Nov. A pie-in-the-sky marketing concept created by out-of-touch old-media executives to justify their headlong rush into a new medium they don't understand. 1996 Wired May 42/1 The third old-media mogul to venture into the brave new online world is following the path of her predecessors. 2000 U.S. News & World Rep. 24 Jan. 35/1 The go-go days of AOL's rising share price may be at an end because it is merging with a debt-ridden ‘old media’ company. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1954
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