There are no old media was a particularly interesting reading because it changed the qualities that define old media to me. New media has novelty and excitement, it is also exclusive and coveted. I consider Facebook old media because it stopped expanding, innovating and it is no longer fashionable. Although vinyl is old media because of its age, it is still an exclusive medium because not everyone has a record player. It innovates because it is used by DJs and modern artists—it has some hallmarks of old and new media.

It’s interesting that much technology is excluded from media because it becomes old so quickly. iPods and Mp3 players are largely not included in TV, film and books because they were such a small blip in the history of music playing. I think this is sad because a generation of people who used these devices miss out on seeing them in media.

In class we made a group technology timeline. I found this interesting because I’m 2-4 years older than many of my peers and my experience with technology was vastly different to theirs. This was likely not because of my age but because of socioeconomic status. I didn’t get home internet until 2008 (when I was 10) and mostly muddled my way around the internet alone.

I know I use technology differently than many of my peers but didn’t realise that my experience was often from a distance (like watching other kids play with a DS)

Natale, S (2016) “There are no old media,” Journal of communication, 66(4), pp 585–603. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/jcom.12235.