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In 1455 the printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg. His invention, in conjunction with the increase of literacy, began the movement of mass media.
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In 1836, Samual Morse invents Morse Code making communications between long distances much easier.
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In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone.
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In 1893, Thomas Edison had the first public demonstration of film.
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As more people wanted to be entertained by the news, yellow journalism, a form of news that valued entertainment over accuracy, began. The person credited with beginning this new phase in journalism was Joseph Pulitzer.
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As yellow journalism continued, Adolph Ochs decided to purchase The New York Times in an effort to create a credible newspaper that delivered the news to people based on facts.
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This period of journalism began in the early 1900s with the first article using this new form of journalism was published by Lincoln Steffens. It was a form of journalism that focused on exposing corrupt businesses and politicians.
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In 1901, Guglielmo Marconi became the first person to ever send a radio signal across the Atlantic Ocean.
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The first ever radio broadcast in the US occurred in 1920.
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After the assassination of president Kennedy many people shifted their view of television news to be more respectable. Prior to this event many people saw television news as entertainment rather than serious journalism.
