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The first continuous press was started in 1704. -
Between 1830 and 1860, machines and manufacturing made the production of newspapers faster and less expensive.
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Between 1830 and 1860, machines and manufacturing made the production of newspapers faster and less expensive.
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In 1896, Adolph Ochs purchased the New York Times with the goal of creating a dignified newspaper that would provide readers with important news about the economy, politics, and the world rather than gossip and comics. -
Radio news made its appearance in the 1920s. -
As radio listenership became widespread in the 1930s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt took advantage of this new medium to broadcast his "fireside chats" and bring ordinary Americans into the president’s world
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Yet it was Franklin D. Roosevelt who became famous for harnessing the political power of radio. On entering office in March 1933, President Roosevelt needed to quiet public fears about the economy and prevent people from removing their money from the banks.
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Television combined the best attributes of radio and pictures and changed media forever. -
In addition to television ads, the 1960 election also featured the first televised presidential debate.
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Talk stations began to gain ground in the 1980s on both AM and FM frequencies, restoring radio’s importance in politics.
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The invention of cable in the 1980s and the expansion of the Internet in the 2000s opened up more options for media consumers than ever before. -
In 1990, Sirius Satellite Radio began a campaign for FCC approval of satellite radio.