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Technology allows mass production of printed documents, however most people cant read at this moment of time.
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Published between scientists and engineers. this allows sharing of information and speeds up technological change.
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Technology now allows for monthly printing the fact that they re general interest, shows that more people can read.
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Technology now allows for a daily printing. this allows people to react to events the day after they have happened speeding things up. this creates a role of a reporter.
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allows real time communication accross long distances, used in commerce.
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available only to the rich
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state funded wia license payers. very powerful media. today there are 24 million tv's in the UK
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invented by the US military so that if one military base was destroyed, the others could still communicate.
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allows multiple channels. lays ground work for broadband.
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cost £2,000 weighed 1kg half hour talk time. used in business
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(SKY) widely available to uk public. High Tech: 100s of channels available also allowed reporting (war/riot) direct and live from the event.
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state funded at first. first mass media broadcast into peoples homes, millions sold. hitler used radio to broadcast propoganda.
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becomes the most popular form of communication between people 1.2 billion texts sent per month in the UK.
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Web 1.0 Used to find information and buy/sell
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Pictures and video-Allows members of the public to be their own reporters instantly capturing/sharing images anywhere
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Social networking sights are born-Early ones such as Bebo and Myspace
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High speed internet access-Everyone is 'plugged in' to the system
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Intergrated internet which finds/organises/arranges things on your behalf through such things as voice commands-'clouds'
