Mass Media Timeline

By SydAlf

  • First Newspaper Published

    First Newspaper was published in Germany

  • Penny Press

    First Newspaper affordable to the masses

  • Invention of the Radio

    Allowed information to reach audiences without the need to know how to read

  • First Radio News Broadcast

    Broadcast by KDKA in Pittsburgh

  • Television

    Television started to become popular to deliver news and entertainment

  • Invention of the Printing Press

  • Launch of CNN

    The debut of Cable News Network

  • Internet

    Internet transformed media by allowing information to be sent globally instantly

  • Facebook

    Facebook launched allowing for mass communication and people sharing information

  • Mobile News

    Smartphones and Apps became the primary source for news