History of mass media By Aiden Ighnat 1816 The first camera was made In 1816 the first camera was made 1844 The first telegraph line set by Samuel Morse 1857 James Buchanan’s inauguration first photographed 1876 Alexaell invents the telephone 1885 George Eastman invent photographic film 1932 Walt Disney presents the first full color movie 1940 Audio tape is developed in Germany 1960 The rise of FM radio 1960 Olympic Games are first televised 1970 Monday night football debuts on tv