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 |Some major developments in the evolution of mass media during the 20th century would be |
|evolution of mass media during the 20th |the invention of the printing press, radio, telephone and television. The printing press |
|century? |gave us the ability to print papers and tabloids on a large scale. Before this each page |
| |had to be done separate. This lead to the newspaper and magazine to reach millions of |
| |readers. Next would be the radio. This enabled voices and music to be broadcast through |
| |air waves to reach any radios within range. Antennas were a major upgrade to radio range. |
| |With the adaptation of television the world was introduced to entertainment and news at |
| |our finger tips.We can watch movies and get up to date facts on local and world events. We|
| |also can get weather reports and forecasts for planning ahead. The Telephone brought us |
| |together. Even with hundreds of thousands of miles between the telephone enabled us to |
| |talk to each other and call for help. Each of these items are still in use today and have |
| |been upgraded numerous times. Now we can use phones for computers and computers as phones |
| |or tabloids. Communications is a vitale part of todays world and