history of mass media

By audreyviolet41
  • 100 BCE

    Paper

    Paper
    Paper was invented in china under the Han dynasty. One of the china government officials, Cai Lun was the first to start a paper-making industry. It made it possible to keep written records of history and stories.
  • Feb 7, 1455

    Printing Press

    Printing Press
    Gutenberg invented the printing press which allowed literacy to spread every where because of faster production.

  • Photography

    Photography
    When photography was invented, it allowed real life pictures to be taken for record as opposed to drawings.

  • Morse Code

    Morse Code
    Morse code was invented by Samule Morse and allows communication to break the distance barrier.

  • Telegraph

    Telegraph
    When the telegraph was invented, it allowed text communication to break the distance barrier.

  • "Dead Of Antietam"

    "Dead Of Antietam"
    "Dead Of Antietam" was posted on the window of Mathew Brady's in New York, and it was the first time the public witnessed the reality and horror of war.

  • Telephone

    Telephone
    When Bell invented the telephone, conversations broke the distance barrier.

  • Films/Movies

    Films/Movies
    The Lumier brothers publicly presented the first film, 'Arival Of a Train At The LA Cioat.

  • Radio Broadcast

    Radio Broadcast
    The first radio broadcast in the United states is considered the birth of modern mass media

  • "The Jazz Singer"

    "The Jazz Singer"
    "The Jazz Singer" was the first movie or film that had talking actors and actresses.