History of Mass Media

By bludss
  • 100 BCE

    Media's Beginning

    Media's Beginning
    Paper is invented in China.
  • 1455

    Gutenberg invents the Printing Press

    Gutenberg invents the Printing Press
    Literacy starts to spread around europe.

  • Photography

    Photography
    People are taking photos for the first time in history.

  • Telegraph

    Telegraph
    The telegraph became a common item used for spreading media.

  • Telephone

    Telephone
    This is most likely the most impactful ways media spreads.

  • Radio

    Radio
    The first radio broadcast is recorded in 1920.

  • Film becomes popular

    Film becomes popular
    Film spreads massively in the early 1920s.

  • Home Computers

    Home Computers
    Home Computers begin to spread across the United States.

  • Internet

    Internet
    The internet is used around the world.

  • WIndows

    Windows becomes the main operating system for computers,