...What was the major development in evolution of mass media in the 20th century The mass media included television, radio, newspaper and telephone. Before television, there was morse code, but later the telephone came in to play, people decided that it was much easier than waiting for a telegram. Before the invention of television there was the radio, this was considered the main form of entertainment for a family, the radio contained talk shows and advertisements read over the radio from different stores. Newspapers have been around for ages, they were pretty much the communication for cities, towns and small communities. Everything changed when television made an appearance in 1935. The first television set was black and white, mostly they were owned by people who were considered rich, later it became affordable for more families to own. The three major programs offered were ABC, CBS and NBC, later on the color television set was developed. Later on the computer was developed, they seemed too large for households, so most computers were used by the government, after that Apple developed a computer smaller for household use, more and more companies have developed better technology with the computer, television and the internet. How did each development influence America How did these influence America, The newspaper gave the news, it had no other purpose, but as it developed it was used for other...
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...What were the major developments in the evolution of mass media during the 20th century? During the 20th century the latest printing and color printer was development. Back in days newspapers were hand pressed or hand written. Americans were introduced to the internet and mobile phones. Cell phones has improved each year and with new and improved technology. And publishing technology and use of satellite vastly during the 20th century. Television has really improved during the 20 century because they was only black and white at one point in time and they shaped like a square. Televisions today are flat and is increasing in size and people are buying them. You are now able to connect your television to the internet and watch movies without buying them. Another major development is the way people are able to buy books. With some technology being introduced to today’s society you can now buy books on a device called a kindle that lets you buy books and read them. Banking services and the way you pay your bills is another development for a lot of people who work late or don’t have a car. The new way of classroom learning are nothing like it used to be. Students can now earn a degree outside of a classroom and still become successful. The time to be informed is getting shorter and people want to know what is going on as soon as possible and social media has really played a major part in...
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...In the early 1900’s newspapers and magazines were the main source of obtaining information. Newspapers were mainly local news and obtained social news such as who was recently married and who had social gatherings. People were also a main source of news. Neighbors would talk at social gathering and around town to inform what was going on in the local area. With the development of the radio in the 1940’s national news was spread much quicker. The families would gather around the radio to listen to the President of the United States and keep updated on the war. Newspapers was still a popular form of obtaining news local and nationally. By the 1950’s television was invented and became very popular. Families would gather around the television to watch major events such as the first man to walk on the moon. The television gave Americans access to worldwide news. Newspapers and the radio were still used as a source of information. The development of the television started major progress. In 1962 the first satellite was launch into space. This started continues progress with items such as mobile phones and computers. Computers were complicated in the early developments but progressed as time went on. Business used computers to which were big and bulky but helped businessmen keep more accurate data and obtain information quicker. By the 1980’s most schools had computers which gave students access to the internet. Presently most home have computers in their homes and are able...
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...developments in the last century were print, electrical, and digital. In terms of print media books are durable and contain a large amount of information. Books are expensive to produce. As for newspapers they are cheaper and can be made quickly. In the 1800 hundreds the newspaper faced a new threat called penny press. These papers were cheaper than the regular newspapers. The penny press also printed more of murder and scandal rather than of the political news of the day. Another form of mass media is the radio. Radio was not that expensive less than television and more available. Radio gave the people the opportunity to listen to a live event at the same time. Specifically the radio was made for advertising. Radio accessed a large audience. Radio also made listening in the privacy of one's own home to be pleasure seeking and curious. With radio one can listen to a story and imagine in one's own head how the story plays out, thus creating imagination. Television is another form of mass media. The television was invented in 1923. Broadcast television was the most dominant form of mass media. By 1946 more than 17,000 televisions existed. There were at the time only three major networks, they controlled more than 90% of the news programs. By the 1960s television televised the conflict of the Vietnam war. The telegraph is part of the mass media seen also. Any part of information received via radio, television, newspaper, and Internet have been considered to be mass media. In today's society...
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...University of Phoenix Material Monica Davis Effects of Mass Media Worksheet Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following: Questions | Answers | What were the major developments in the evolution of mass media during the 20th century? | The earliest forms of media can be tracked back to live stage dramas, books, and newspapers. The term “mass media” made its first impact in the 1920’s when radio, video, and television changed the market. These choices became very popular with a generation that no longer wanted to read in order to receive information and entertainment. Since then mass media has continued to improve the way in which the world receives and distributes entertainment and information. With the invention of new technology in the 20th century the cost of production dropped and increased the amount of films, books, and newspapers that could be produced for larger audiences. While the cost of production dropped that also meant that the profits increased. The world wide web created a forum for spreading new and entertainment even faster. With the concern for saving trees and reducing the amount of carbon in the air digital newspapers and magazines also became a big success for mass media and global news. Today events that take place half way around the world are in local newspapers or on broadcasting stations within minutes of their occurrence. The 20th century gift to mass media is speed and advertisement. Businesses can introduce themselves and...
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...Jesse L. Fitch Effects of Mass Media Worksheet Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following: |Questions |Answers | |What were the major developments in the |The 20th century has thus far seen the fastest growth in mass media compared to any other | |evolution of mass media during the 20th |century. Before the 20th century the most used form of media was printed in large scale | |century? |thanks to the invention of the printing press that became very efficient in producing up | | |too 500 pages an hour. By the start of the evolution of mass media in the 20th century, | | |most printing presses could produce up to 3,000 pages an hour. The media age may have been| | |very well started by the telegraph in 1837, but the mass media age did not boom till the | | |radio was found in homes across the country in the 1920’s. Radios were easily obtainable | | |by most Americans and were even less expensive than phones at the time. Radios were so | | |largely popular at the time that a broad cast could reach the ears of more than 20 million| | ...
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...University of Phoenix Material Effects of Mass Media Worksheet Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following: Questions | Answers | What were the major developments in the evolution of mass media during the 20th century? | There are two types of mass media and they are Print media and broad cast media. There are many different major developments in the 20th century. The internet was one of the major developments during the 20th century. The internet provided many ways to communicate with others from places all over the world. Another major development in the 20th century is the radio. The radio is for entertainment with music and it also gives you information. Also the television is a major development in the 20th century. The television provided people with entertainment with television shows and also gave people information like the news. The newspaper is another major development in the 20th century. The newspaper also gives people information like what is happening in the world. The reason they are major developments in the 20th century is because of technology is expanding. It is important to know the major developments in the 20th century and they are the television, radio, internet, and the newspaper. | How did each development influence American culture? | The development influenced American culture because helped American spread information with the internet, radio, television, phones, and the newspaper. It also helped Americans with many things...
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...University of Phoenix Material Effects of Mass Media Worksheet Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following: |Questions |Answers | |What were the major developments in the |The major developments of the 20th century were mobile phones, color printers, social | |evolution of mass media during the 20th |media websites, and the internet. Society has come a long way from reading the morning | |century? |paper for the latest information, the first newspaper was the first thing to be known as | | |mass media. The radio was the next thing to be known as mass media, around the start of | | |the 20th century between 1900 and 1904 there were many attempts to develop communications | | |using the radio but it wasn’t until an electrical engineer and Italian inventor by the | | |name of Guglielmo Marconi who was best known for his work on the long distance radio | | |transmission made extraordinary steps to bring the radio into the 20th century, and for | | |his efforts Guglielmo Marconi is often credited with the invention of the radio, I think | | ...
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...University of Phoenix Material Effects of Mass Media Worksheet Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following: |Questions |Answers | |What were the major developments in the | At the turn of the 20th century, there were several different developments in the | |evolution of mass media during the 20th |evolution of mass media. Which were cell phones, color printers, televisions, and the | |century? |internet. The turn of the 20th century also allowed for duplication of others materials. | | |Using duplication technologies like printing, and film replication, which allowed the | | |reprinting of books, and films for a lesser cost to bigger audiences. Live broadcast | | |stations and T.V. stations would allow for the republication of their programs, which was | | |the first time in history, this had ever been aloud. Some have considered this to be a | | |treat to our overall well-begin. Mass media has had a difficult history. Mass media | | |stretches all the way back to the cave man days, where the tough was that the cave man | | ...
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...Material Effects of Mass Media Worksheet Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following: Keayondra Pryor Hum/176 Due: 06/30/2013 Turned in: 07/1/2013 |Questions |Answers | |What were the major developments in the |The major developments in the evolution of mass media during the 20th century was | |evolution of mass media during the 20th |internet, mobile phones, printing and publishing technology –such as magazines, | |century? |newspapers, pamphlets, and books, the stream powered printing press was discovered around | | |the 20th century where it was more easier for people to get newspapers filled with any | | |local news information also satellite usage boomed more, cinema –such as movies which did | | |start of as silenced movies then later progressed with sound and movie theatre’s, radio | | |which was major development. It was used to show different musical genres that were within| | |music, created hit songs, and make starts of the artists, as well as the television. It is| | |really neat how mass media evolved over the years and centuries. I really do not...
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...Papers Search Home Page »Other Topics What Were the Major Developments in the Evolution of Mass Media During the 20th Century? How Did Each Development Influence American Culture? In: Other Topics What Were the Major Developments in the Evolution of Mass Media During the 20th Century? How Did Each Development Influence American Culture? University of Phoenix Material Effects of Mass Media Worksheet Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following: Questions | Answers | What were the major developments in the evolution of mass media during the 20th century? | In the early 1900’s newspaper and magazine were the main sources of mass media. In the 1940's, the radio supplied a new source to reach the masses. People often tuned in to get accounts of the war. Newspapers were still in demand and still used often. In the 1950s, television became a main source of resources for the mass media. The television was a combination of the radio and the newspaper and people embellished it. In 1962, the launch of a satellite gave access to worldwide news. From then to present day, we have exploded with forms of communication. The development of mobile phones to computers to the internet, the process just keeps growing. The process continues to get better and faster every year. The new forms of classroom learning are nothing like it used to be. The growth and knowledge of the mass media will continue to grow and develop. The ever-ending cycle of getting better and better and...
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...Effects of Mass Media Tamarra Burnett HUM/176 2/3/2013 Erin DiCesare, Ph. D. Effects of Mass Media Introduction The 20th century has brought about major developments in the evolution of mass media. Developments such as the television, newspapers, radio, internet, and the cellular phone have all contributed to the evolution of mass media. This essay will discuss each development of mass media and how it has influenced American culture as we know it. Major Developments of Mass Media in the 20th Century The newspaper happens to be one of the pioneers of mass media. In its early stages the newspaper was handwritten during the 15th century. Newspapers has steadily increased since its earlier days, but a new form of mass media was on the horizon with the introduction of the radio. Radio was first introduced in the “early decades of the 20th century” (pg. 31). This allowed for millions of people to access anything from presidential elections to advertising. The next form of mass media to come was the television. Following the end of World War II the television revolutionized the way we communicated through mass media. With continual enhancements to the television like the VCR and cable television, this allowed individuals the freedom to record and view television whenever and however they wanted. It wasn’t until the creation of the personal computer sometime around...
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...University of Phoenix Material Effects of Mass Media Worksheet Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following: What were the major developments in the evolution of mass media during the 20th century? How did each development influence American culture? The evolution of technology has been constantly advancing, in the 20th century, because of this there has been major developments in the evolution of mass media. In the beginning of the 20th century the main sources of mass media were newspapers. Newspapers gave the local people a way to learn about the world around them; politics, war, and crime. Then, the radio, which was first used for the navigation of ships. It saves thousands of lives and helped isolate ships. The introduction of mass media into the American home was the radio. The radio was the first wireless technology that offered knowledge and entertainment in our homes. Dramatic and political events now had large captive audiences, as they happened. Advertisers took full advantage of the radio. They had large groups of people listening to them at the same time, this crated the first tends in ready-made clothing and the encouragement of the unified American lifestyle. Next, the television came in the American household, it added visual stimulate for our entertainment. The American people now had a way to watch news, dramas, game shows, or politics in the comfort of our own homes. The television impacted American culture dramatically, they now...
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...University of Phoenix Material Effects of Mass Media Worksheet Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following: Questions Answers What were the major developments in the evolution of mass media during the 20th century? The most important development of the 20th century concerning the evolution of mass media is technology. In the beginning everyone was finding their information from the newspaper and the telegraph. That information was days old at best for some places in the United States. Then the radio was invented and information was able to be put out to the masses very fast. As technology progressed, the way people received their news went from reading a paper to listening on the radio and eventually in the 60’s to a television set so you no longer had to be anywhere but your living room couch to find out what was going on the world. Shortly after, the computer and internet was invented which led to the biggest leap in my opinion in technology of the century. With a computer everyone that had access to the internet could essentially put whatever they wanted out to the mass media instead of just being big time news stations. News became just a click away from one end of the earth to the other. A very large percentage of the United States probably can’t go 10 minutes without having the urge to look at their cell phone or update their status on a social media website. It’s as if it makes you believe that social media was developed for the sole purpose of advertising...
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...Effects of Mass Media Worksheet Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following: |Questions |Answers | |What were the major developments in the |In the early 1900’s newspapers was the main form of mass media. Over the years there were | |evolution of mass media during the 20th |many developments in the evolution of mass media in the 20th century. The major | |century? |developments were the radio, television, and the internet. Radio came along in the early | | |decades of the 20th century. They were considered to less expensive than telephones and by| | |the 1920’s it was likely that most homes had a radio. Radio did something that newspapers | | |could not do. It allowed many people all over to listen to same thing at the same time. | | |Many people tuned in for updates on the war going on at this time. After radio the next | | |form of mass media was the television. In 1946, about 17,000 televisions existed in the | | |United States; within 7 years, two-thirds of American households owned at least one set. | | |(“Media and Culture”...
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