Mass Media
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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 major developments in the evolution of mass media during the 20th century were the |
|evolution of mass media during the 20th |radio, broadcast television, and communication gadgetry, such as personal computers, cable|
|century? |TV, DVDs, DVRs, direct broadcast satellites, fax machines, cell phones, Smartphone’s, and |
| |PDAs. For a large part of the 20th century, televisions and radios where stationary |
| |devices. More recently, devices such as, laptops, iPads, and Smartphone’s allow people to |
| |view magazine articles, radio programs, songs, TV shows, and movies, from almost any |
| |location they want. On the Internet, multiple images, texts, and sounds are digitally |
| |reproduced and transmitted globally. These devices are constantly being update to provide |
| |consumers with the newest technologies possible. The Internet and social media, such as |
| |Facebook and e-mail are other large developments in the evolution of mass media. In fact, |
| |Facebook alone has more than 500 million users worldwide. Social media allows people from |
| |all over the world to connect through ongoing online conversations, share stories and |
| |interests, and to produce their own media content. This also gives
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 in the evolution of mass media during the 20th century were the |
|evolution of mass media during the 20th |radio, broadcast television, and communication gadgetry, such as personal computers, cable|
|century? |TV, DVDs, DVRs, direct broadcast satellites, fax machines, cell phones, Smartphone’s, and |
| |PDAs. For a large part of the 20th century, televisions and radios where stationary |
| |devices. More recently, devices such as, laptops, iPads, and Smartphone’s allow people to |
| |view magazine articles, radio programs, songs, TV shows, and movies, from almost any |
| |location they want. On the Internet, multiple images, texts, and sounds are digitally |
| |reproduced and transmitted globally. These devices are constantly being update to provide |
| |consumers with the newest technologies possible. The Internet and social media, such as |
| |Facebook and e-mail are other large developments in the evolution of mass media. In fact, |
| |Facebook alone has more than 500 million users worldwide. Social media allows people from |
| |all over the world to connect through ongoing online conversations, share stories and |
| |interests, and to produce their own media content. This also gives