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    The evolution of mass media has occurred over centuries in distinct phases, driven by technological advancements that allowed information to reach larger audiences in new ways. Key milestones included the printing press, telegraph, telephone, radio, television, and the internet, with each new invention expanding the scale and speed of communication. The modern era sees the rise of digital media and social networking, blurring the lines between producers and consumers of content. Mass media continues to evolve as connectivity and new platforms reshape how people stay informed and connected on a global scale.

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    The evolution of mass media has occurred over centuries in distinct phases, driven by technological advancements that allowed information to reach larger audiences in new ways. Key milestones included the printing press, telegraph, telephone, radio, television, and the internet, with each new invention expanding the scale and speed of communication. The modern era sees the rise of digital media and social networking, blurring the lines between producers and consumers of content. Mass media continues to evolve as connectivity and new platforms reshape how people stay informed and connected on a global scale.

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    The evolution of mass media has occurred over centuries in distinct phases, driven by technological advancements that allowed information to reach larger audiences in new ways. Key milestones included the printing press, telegraph, telephone, radio, television, and the internet, with each new invention expanding the scale and speed of communication. The modern era sees the rise of digital media and social networking, blurring the lines between producers and consumers of content. Mass media continues to evolve as connectivity and new platforms reshape how people stay informed and connected on a global scale.

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    TIMELINE OF THE EVOLUTION OF

    MASS MEDIA
    The evolution of mass media is an elongated, marked with

    milestones journey that is still being continued. The evolution

    of mass media occurred due to the need to pass on a


    message. In ultra-modern times the line between necessity and

    luxury is getting blurred but the bloom of mass media keeps

    on growing. Mass media and its evolution came into being as

    one of the direst necessities of mankind that were to stay

    informed and connected in a way that was beyond the

    capability of humane physical senses.


    Pre-Industrial Age
    1041: Movable Clay type printing in

    China
    1440: The First Printing Press in the

    world by German goldsmith

    Johannes Gutenberg
    1477: First Printed advertisement in

    a book by William Caxton


    Industrial Age (1700 to 1930)


    1774: Invention of Electric Telegraph by George Louis Lesage
    1829: Invention of Typewriter by W.S. Burt
    1876: Invention of Telephone by Alexander Graham Bell
    1877: Invention of the phonograph by Thomas Alva Edison
    1894: Invention of Radio by Guglielmo Marconi
    The early 1900’s: Starting of the Golden Age for Television,

    Radio and Cinema


    1918: First colour movie shot Cupid Angling
    1920: Invention of TV by John Logie Baird and First Radio

    Commercial Broadcast by KDKA radio station a daughter

    company of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company


    1923: The first news Magazine was Launched - TIME
    1927: First TV transmission by Philo Farnsworth

    Electronic Age (1930s to 1980s)


    1940: Community Antenna Television system, Early cable
    1950: Black and White TV came out and became mainstream
    1960: Rise of FM Radio
    1963: Introduction of Audio Cassettes
    1972: Email was developed by Ray Tomlinson
    1973: First handheld Mobile Phone by John Mitchel, and Martin Cooper
    1975: Introduction of VCRs
    1980: Color television became mainstream and First Online Newspaper

    - Columbus Dispatch
    1981: IBM Personal Computer is introduced
    1985: Microsoft Windows is launched
    1986: MCI Mail - First Commercial Email Service

    Evolution of New Media (21st Century)


    The 1990s to 2000s: Invention of the Internet, Birth of Social Networking

    Sites, and Emergence of Social Media.


    1991: World Wide Web came into being by Sir Timothy John-Berners Lee
    1995: Microsoft Internet Explorer was launched
    1997: DVDs replaced VCR
    2001: Instant Messaging Services
    2002: Satellite Radio is launched
    2004: Facebook
    2005: Youtube
    2006: Twitter
    2007: Tumblr
    2010: Instagram

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