the evolution of Media History is an interdisciplinary journal which

MEDIA
addresses media and society from the fifteenth century
to the present. It will explore all forms of serial
publication in manuscript, print and electronic media
and will encourage work which crosses the boundaries of
politics, culture and communications.

PRE-INDUSTRIAL AGE
This is the era prior to machines and tools for
writing, and yet bit by bit, people discovered Cave Paintings (35000 BC)
ways to record their thoughts and history Cave art is generally considered to have a symbolic or
religious function, sometimes both. These instruct their
though several mediums.
history as well as what animals can be eaten and hunted.

Clay Tablets (2400 BC)

These were used as a writing medium, especially for
writing in cuneiform, throughout the Bronze Age and
well into the Iron Age.

Papyrus (3000 BC)

Widely used in the Greek and Roman Empire, this is where
they wrote folk tales, mathematics, and medicinal things
such as that for surgery procedures and theories.

INDUSTRIAL AGE
This is the era prior to machines and tools for
Newspaper (1605) writing, and yet bit by bit, people discovered
The history of the printed newspaper goes back to 17th
ways to record their thoughts and history
century Europe when Johann Carolus published the first though several mediums.
newspaper called 'Relation aller Fürnemmen und
gedenckwürdigen Historien.

Punchcards (1750)
This is a piece of stiff paper that can be used to contain
digital data by the means of holes in predefined positions.

Telegraph (1830)
It worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid
between stations and has revolutionized long-distance
communication.

ELECTRONIC AGE
In this era, people are able to broadcast Television (1927)
information through television, as well as It's is a telecommunication medium used for transmitting
transistor radios, and personal computers. moving images in monochrome (black and white), or in
color, and in two or three dimensions and sound.

Transistor Radio (1950)

It's a small portable radio receiver which revolutionized
the field of consumer electronics by introducing small but
powerful, convenient hand-held devices.

Personal Computer (1974)

It's a small computer with a microprocessor, designed for
use by an individual.

INFORMATION AGE
Also known as the Digital Age, it is the peak of
Social Media human invention and communication. In this
This has become the basic way of communication for the age, the internet as well as many electronic
people of today. Not only is this for communication, it also devices help people gather information as well
gives way for many ways to spread and gather information. as staying connected.

Search Engines
These are the websites and blogs that help people mainly
search for information and other content that they would
like to know and see.