Effects of Mass Media

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 |During the 20th century there were many forms of media that had emerged and evolved from |
|evolution of mass media during the 20th |other forms of communication that resulted in developments that would change technology |
|century? |and the way the media was to inform the public of certain criteria. These first forms of |
| |media started in most early societies, as information and knowledge first circulated |
| |through oral traditions, such as poets, and even tribal storytellers. Although modern |
| |printing did not emerge until the middle of the 15 century, some of the major developments|
| |did not happen until the 20th century as the development of the radio in the 1920’s were |
| |early signs of a booming electronic phase of information age. This brought along the |
| |development of the digital era. The digital era and media convergence were two of the |
| |major developments of mass media during the 20th century. This allowed images, texts, and |
| |sounds to be converted into electronic signals that were then reassembled as a precise |
| |reproduction of a TV picture, magazine article, a song, and also a telephone voice. This |
| |allowed for any type or form of media to be able to be reproduced and transmitted globally|
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