History of Mass Media

  • 1450

    Oral Communication

    News was spread by word of mouth around the world.
  • Written Communication

    Most forms of news were written and shared.
  • Photography

    Made media more attracting to readers.
  • Telegraph

    It revolutionized current media and supplied newspapers with a steady flow of news.
  • Steam-Powered Printing Press

    Allowed for millions of copies to be printed a day.
  • First Growth London Grub Street

    Hand operated printing presses were used to produce large quantities of media to spread around.
  • Newspaper Decline

    Newspaper circulation started to decrease as radio journalism proved to be faster and more popular.
  • Broadcast Television

    Emerged as the newest and largest form of mass media.
  • Internet News

    People were gaining access to the internet fast and it became the most used form of news.
  • Digital Media

    In the present day we use mostly digital sources for news.