The Media
Milestones in the Evolution of The Media
| Year | Milestone | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | The BBC (British Broadcasting Company) is formed and the first radio broadcasts are given. | Information and entertainment is distributed faster and becomes more available. (Relation: 1 - many) |
| 1923 | Time Magazine launches in the US, the first new magazine. | Spreading information through visual media (photos) is now possible. |
| 1936 | The BBC Television Service opens, the first broadcaster in the world to produce a high definition television service. | Spreading information through audio-visual media (videos) is now possible. |
| 1953 | Queen Elizabeth II's coronation is watched by over 20 million people on live television across Europe - the Age of Television is ushered in. | TV is widely spread on common. |
| 1971 | First e-mail sent between computers | Individual communication (over long distances) is possible and simplified. (Relation: 1 - 1) |
| 1973 | First cell phone | Individual communication via speech is portable. |
| 1980 | CNN launches the first 24-hour new station. | New coverage is constant and nearly instant. |
| 1985 | Live Aid, a rock concert to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia, is one of the largest-scale satellite link-ups and TV broadcasts of all time - with around 400 million viewers in 60 different countries. | The media does not only reach millions of viewers world-wide but is also used to point out and raise awareness for different issues. |
| 1993 | The World Wide Web is made available to everyone. | |
| 1997 | There are one million websites; blogging begins. | |
| 2001 | Wikipedia launches | |
| 2004 | Facebook launches | |
| 2005 | YouTube goes live | |
| 2006 | Wikileaks starts | |
| 2007 | Apple releases first iPhone (smartphone). | |
| 2011 | Activists organise an uprising in Egypt with the help of social networking sites. | |
| 2012 | The London Olympics - first 3D Games with live coverage available in HD, on tablets, mobiles, radio and TV. | |
| 2013 | Social media is a major source of information about the Boston Marathon bombing. |