CMN 170 Lecture 1: CMN 170V - Week 1- Introduction to the Digital Age
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Printing press is the method of mass communication (exchange ideas to a. August 16th 1858, queen victoria sent the 1st telegraph message to president. Democracy was therefore restricted based on geographical scope. 1450: mainz germany = books and scriptures were printed with wooden letters (each letter carved, each page individually printed) Blacksmith johannes gutenberg = makes printing press letters from lead (metal letters > wooden letters); made printing 100x cheaper and faster therefore made ppl want to learn to read and write larger audience) Electric telegraph = electricity messages carried near speed of light; not speed of horse. : aristotle = democracy cannot be enacted more than a radius of 700 kilometers aka 45 miles because information cannot travel further/that fast in a single day. 1860: pony express = joined east coast and west coast in the us (horses delivered messages) 1860 president lincoln"s election results revealed in 7 days and 17 hours from.
