History of Mass Media

By Carlie Porter

  • Photography invented

    and methods for reproducing photographs in the print media were improved throughout the century.

  • telegraph invented

    in practical use by 1840s. Perhaps the single most important invention in the history of mass communication.

  • Atlantic cable

  • phonograph invented

    emerged as a mass meduim as well

  • silent movies become popular

    entertainments dominated the silent screen.

  • sale of recordings reached mass proportions

  • radio networks, linking stations first established

  • newspaper circulation starts to decline

  • broadcast television emerged

    merged as the nexus of the mass media

  • explosive growth in online services for people who use computers