Online Journalism Timeline by John Jeffrey By Johnj106-- 1990 Nelson Mandela released from prison Aug 6, 1991 First website released British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee published the first-ever website while working at CERN 1993 the fall of Escobar Dec 3, 1994 PlayStation releases Sep 3, 1995 eBay starts an auction website Nov 5, 1996 Bill Clinton re-elected president 1997 Microsoft saved Apple Microsoft saved Apple from bankruptcy back in 1997 Dec 15, 1997 BBC Online Launches Jan 26, 1998 President Clinton becomes embroiled in the Lewinsky scandal 1999 Nelson Mandela, first black president of South Africa, steps down 2000 George W. Bush Elected President 2001 9/11 attacks 2003 Invasion of Iraq 2005 July 7 Bombings 2008 Twitter is used to spread news of a Chinese earthquake 2014 Sony pictures info leaked 2015 Apple Watch is launched 2016 Facebook accused of censorship 2017 Deep fakes first emerge 2020 A deep fake of Queen Elizabeth
British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee published the first-ever website while working at CERN