Mass Media Timeline

By Jenisha

  • Photography

    Photography was invented. The development of still photography led to the making of motion pictures.

  • The Telegraph

    The Telegraph is the most important invention in the history of mass communication, print became the first mass media.

  • The Phonograph

    Phonographs achieved wider use as electrification of homes allowed for replacement of hand-cranked mechanical models.

  • Silent Movies

    Silent movies became popular in the twentieth century.

  • Radio Station

    The first radio station went on air

  • Radio Networks

    These linked stations in various parts of the country.

  • Decline In Newspaper Sales

    Newspaper sales began to decline due to the spread of television.

  • Motion Media Declined

    Going to view movies had also declined because Television had become so much more convienient since you could watch at home.

  • Radio Journalism

    Radio journalism was proven both more popular and fast than newspapers.

  • Broadcast Television

    These contained news, drama, cinema, music, etc.