In our last blog entry, we discussed how technological advancements like the printing press and steam engine (see below) have helped spread information and the news to the public-at-large. In this entry, we will continue to discuss how technology has helped shape the spread of information and the news. Source: http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/apps/eLearning/medium_image.jsp?imageid=1311 Like the printing press and the steam […]
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Technology: helping the spread of news (part 2)
Posted by: michaelmorse | October 22, 2009 | No Comment |
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Tags: information, Michael Morse, News, printing press, radio, steam engine, technology, telegraph
Tags: information, Michael Morse, News, printing press, radio, steam engine, technology, telegraph
Technology: helping the spread of news (part 1)
Posted by: michaelmorse | October 1, 2009 | No Comment |Advancements in technology over the years have helped in the spread of news. From Pi Sheng (see picture below) being the first person to use moveable type in 1041 C.E. in China (some 400 years before Johann Gutenburg introduced the printing press to Europe in 1450 C.E.) to the use of blogging by reporters, atheletes, entertainers, and students today (2000’s), technology has opened the […]
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Tags: China, Michael Morse, printing press, steam engine, steam press, technology
Tags: China, Michael Morse, printing press, steam engine, steam press, technology