1440 Printing Press- Machine made by Gutenberg which printed newspapers and boks efficiently on a large scale
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Machine made by Gutenberg which printed newspapers and books efficiently on a large scale
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FIrst newspaper "Public Occurences" banned after first issue
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the right given to us b the government to openly and freely voice your opinion
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Frech Scholars begin compiling articles in alphabetical order
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first and longest lasting general interest magazine
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Freedom Journal is founded
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made newspapers affordable and they became a national information source
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Newspaper space broker
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Samuel Morse set up the first telegraph line, morese code was what they used to communicate, many telegegrah lines sprung across the country
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Development of the associated press which relays news stories from around the country.
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development of associated press which relays news stories from around the country
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Allowed students to learn how to read
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book written about written about slavery that outraged the american people and lead to the abolishment of slavery
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N.W. Ayer
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Thomas Edison recorded his own voice by concoctiong a machine that plays foil culinders, sound play back
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Allowed magazine distibutution to thrive
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Forerunner of the television picture
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Women that undercover in an insane asylum for a story, eventually inventing detective journalism.
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early forms of investigative reporting.
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Storefront movie theaters with a five cent admission price begin to flourish in the United States
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Start of advertising regulation
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Movie Studios start to gain production, distribution and exhibition of movies
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NBC is created, the first lasting network of radio stations, broadcasts nationally and plays a prominent role in unifying the country
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The first feature length motion picture is created
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Philo Farnsworth transmits the first television picture electronically
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Stations must operation to serve the "public interest, convenience or necessity", caused creation of Federal Radio Commision
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William Paley creates CBS and it begins to compete against NBC
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This act allows commercial interests to control the airwaves
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Brings television to millions of people by giving access to people in areas with tall buildings or mountains.
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As TV began to threaten radio, it goes to the music industry for salvation and becomes a marketing arm for the sound recording industry
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Changes American view of “reality television”, changed what was being show on TV, and ended the process of sponsors creating programming.
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United States Defense Department starts research on a distributed online network, creating the forerunner of the internet.
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The first communication satellite transmits television and telephone signals making long distance communication possible.
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Congress creates the corportation for Public Broadcasting which establishes PBS and begins funding nonprofit radio and public television stations
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Smaller circuits enabled personal computers (PCs) to be created
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HBO is created as the first premium channel is launched in the United States
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A software system that links topics on the screen to related information and graphics.
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CNN revolutionizes the news and television industry by becoming the first 24 hour news program.
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The first online book distributor is established.
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Deregulates cable television and eliminates TV ownership restrictions allowing for consolidation in the industry.
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Blogging software is launched, helping to popularize this new form of communication
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A new way of compressiong music into digital files changes the industry as miillions of Internet users share music files on Napster
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the fastest growing area of the Internet
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Revolutionizes the way people get connected and stay connected through the creation of Friendster, paving the way MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter.
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The creation of the IPhone is announced starting the trend of internet accessing cellphones, This makes connectivity between people a 24 hour a day process through the use of social networking and e-mal
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Sold 13.1 copies in year 1 making it the fastest selling book in history.
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The FCC ends a tv set's ability to recieve analog broadcast signals throughthte airwaves with an antenna
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The Motion Pictures Association of America initiates the first ratings system for age apporopriateness