Mass Communication Introduction

Towards the end of the nineteenth century, the world experienced an enormous developement in technology, resulting in an increase of worldy communication. These new technologies ranged from moving pictures to the telephone and from radio to magnetic recordings. These significant creations provided several new means of communication both regionally and globally. These initial breakthroughs were only foreshadowing what was to come in the nearing twenty-first century ("the information age").

During the next half of a century, moving pictures and radio were the dominant force in technological advances. These new communicative means were used for government propoganda, as well and for entertainment purposes. In addition to these technologies, the television expanded as well. It allowed for visual images to be passed on throughout a community, intially for government propaganda, giving the authorities even more power. As years passed, these developments expanded to the point where everyone used them. Essentially, they were not limited to government use. Modern day technologies -- the cellular telephone and portable computers-- all derived from the roots of the primitive technologies from the late nineteenth century. These days, companies such as Apple have mastered the art of technological advances; they have dominated the market in all areas including the computer, cell phone, and mp3 player. In essence, the technological developments from the end of the nineteenth century and early twentieth have evolved over the years. Each creation was an incredible contribution that allowed modern day technology and to develop and exist, resulting in a great exchange of information come to be known as "Mass Communication".