mass media evolution

By youngivan5
  • 100 BCE

    Paper invented

    Paper was invented in China. Historical records and stories can now be stored
  • May 9, 1455

    Printing Press

    Gutenberg invents the printing press, literacy spreads through Europe

  • Photography

    actual visual records of people & history can now be stored,

  • Morse Code

    Samuel Morse invents Morse Code, communication breaks the distance barrier

  • Telephone

    Bell invents the telephone, conversations break the distance barrier

  • film

    Lumiere Brothers presents the 1st publicly shown film, some people are frightened

  • Radio

    First radio broadcast in the US, birth of modern mass media

  • Golden age of film

    Hollywood turns actors into national and int'l celebrities

  • Commercials

    Television enters the home, commercials invade

  • The Telegraph

    Text communication breaks the distance barrier