History of Mass Media

By bludss
  • Media's Beginning
    100 BCE

    Media's Beginning

    Paper is invented in China.
  • Gutenberg invents the Printing Press
    1455

    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,

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