History of Mass Media

By Reaganheeter

  • First Commercial Printing Industry

    This is known to be the beginning of mass media

  • Invention of Photography

    Getting photographs in print improved during this decade.

  • Invention of the Telegraph

    Provided newspapers with continuous news.

  • Invention of the Phonograph

    Lead to radio stations and emerging artists

  • Silent Movies

    Gained popularity in the early 20th century.

  • Newspaper circulation declines

    With access to other forms of news, newspaper circulation declines.

  • Availability of mass media to the American public

    All types of mass media were becoming easily obtainable by the American public.

  • Broadcast Televison

    Television would contain news and entertainment

  • Online Services explode

    People who had computers could get their mass media from the internet.

  • Old forms of mass media become available on the internet

    Now we can get newpapers, movies, news, and other types of mass media all from the internet.