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Jan 1, 1439
The Printing Press
Allowed for mass printing of Documents. Most of the people back then could not read. It was also used for printing bibles. -
Period: Jan 1, 1439 to
Media and Current Affairs
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Publication of the first Journal
Still to this day most people still can't read. Journals were published for scientists, inventors ad educated people, further enhancing science. -
First magazine published in London
The magazine was published monthly, and shows that printing technology has improved. General interests shows wider audience so that more literacy. Still most people can't read. -
First Major Newspaper in the UK
Technology is now up to printing daily, much as it is today. This allows people to get the information the day after an event, therfore speeding events up. -
Telephone Invented
Allows instant communication over long distances. Speeds up commerce. -
Home Telephones Invented
This allows the public to talk directly from their own home. You could only buy one of these if you were rich. -
BBC Radio begins broadcasting
This is the first mass media. Very popular. It transmits information directly into people homes. (Hitler used it to get support). -
BBC begins broadcasting on TV in the UK
Even more of a powerful form of mass media. It is state owned. BBc created to inform, educate and entertain people. The rise of correspondants able to cover wars/big event. By 2010 24 million TV's are in the UK. -
Invention of the Internet
The internet was developed by the US military so that if one military base was destroyed the others could contact each other via a communication (NET). -
Cable TV widely available in the UK
This allows for more tv channles, rather than 3 terrestrial channles that existed at the time. -
First Mobile Phone in the UK
This cost around £2000, and you had a total of 30 minutes talk time. It was bought for business and weighed the same as 2 bags of sugar. -
Satellite TV (Sky) in the UK to public
High tech, beamed from satellite, lot of channels, allows correspondants to report form events live as they happen. -
First Text Message
Today the most popular form of instant communication. There is 1.2 billion text being sent per week in the UK -
World Wide Web Invented Web 1.0
The WWW was used to buy/sell and find information. -
3G Mobile Invented
Pictures and video. This allows the members of the public to be their own reporters by instantly capturing, sharing images anywhere. -
Web 2.0 Emerges
This becomes more about social networking for example bebo and myspace. -
4G Mobile
Hih speed internet (access everyone is plugged into the system). -
Web 3.0 begins to emerge
Intergrated internet which finds, organises and arranges things on your behalf via clouds.
