Mass Media Worksheet Analysis

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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 |The 20th Century was truly a revolutionary period of time for the development and |
|evolution of mass media during the 20th |evolution of mass media. The 20th Century introduced advances in magazines, newspapers, |
|century? |the invention and widespread use of electricity, radio wave use, television broadcasting, |
| |and last but most certainly not least,
Internet development and growth. This was an |
| |astounding period of time. We evolved from using candlelight to read magazines that we had|
| |waited for weeks to arrive, to having high powered electronic everything and any |
| |information available to us in just the click of a mouse.
The spread of electricity use to|
| |all homes was a major break in American culture and provided the advancements that lead to|
| |media today, as we know it. Radio use became a widespread means of communication and a |
| |valuable media source. Families used to gather around the radio to hear the latest new |
| |reports and entertainment. Next came the invention and growing use of the television set. |
| |This became the new device for families to gather around for news and entertainment. Now, |
| |people could share moments in time together across the country. This quickly replaced the |
| |dependence on most other forms of media until the invention and utilization of the
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| |Internet. Widespread Internet use has changed the modern world, as we know it in many |
| |positive ways. With the use of the Internet, information has become readily available to |
| |almost everyone on the planet and can be delivered or sent within seconds. This allowed |
| |all to be informed of the latest events and news in a very effective manner.
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|How did each development influence |Electricity was at the heart of the evolution of mass media, as we know it today. Without |
|American culture? |the development and advancements in electricity, our nation would be left in the dark, |
| |both literally and figuratively. Electricity allowed the invention and industrialized use |
| |of high-powered printing presses, which fueled a boom in the spread of written media, such|
| |as newspapers and magazine publications. Electricity also permitted the use of radios. |
| |This quickly became the fastest way to spread the word about current events and news. As |
| |radio became popular it began to be commonplace in almost every household in America. It |
| |was a newfound way to stay up-to-date on current events and news and also a convenient
new|
| |form of entertainment without the trouble of even having to leave your living room. |
| |Families would gather around to hear remarkable tales, both fact and fiction. Next was the|
| |invention of television, which continued to revolutionize the way Americans received |
| |information. This was the latest and greatest telecommunication device to that date and |
| |people knew it. Media broadcasting agencies were formed and took over the airwave. People |
| |no longer gathered around radios listening, in their place were television sets where |
| |families congregated to see with their own eyes, what was going on in the world. With this|
| |new development in media people could get a greater understanding of important news. Next,|
| |was the development and spread of Internet use. It began slowly, just like the television |
| |and has continued to evolve into something amazing that still astounds people to this day.|
| |By the end of the 20th Century, Internet access could be found in the majority of homes |
| |throughout the United States. It has provided media transfer in seconds to and from all |
| |over the globe. |