Media in Ancient Times

Aqib Maniar,MBA ( Media Management), Institute of Business Management

Brief Intro…

• One ancient way that cities used to communicate was to climb to a mountain and light a giant fire.

• Pigeons were used to send letters to distant places.

• Runners, long distance, used to carry messages to far away places, often running for days together.

• Churches and temples used to ring the bells, for people

to assemble for communication.

The cave man's.How they convey feelings ?

Story Tellings

• Storytelling was used to tell stories, fiction and nonfiction, news before there were books.

Drum Beatings

• Drums were one way to send signals to neighboring tribes and groups

Pigeon post

• In 2900 B.C.E. in Egypt, incoming ships released pigeons as an announcement of important visitors

• 1400 BC Oldest record of writing in

China on bones.

500 BC Papyrus rolls and early

parchments made of dried reeds - first portable and light writing surfaces.

First postal service

• 900 BC• The very first

postal service - for government use in China.

Creation of alphabet

1000Communication had evolved

from verbal, to visual, and idea's could now be recorded for future generations to observe. Without the alphabet media would not be what we recognise it as today.

The Printing Press

• 1440• The printing press was

created by Johannes Gutenberg. Books were now far easier to create and distribute, thus the cost decreased greatly.

Discovery of Radio Wave Lengths

• James Clerk Maxwell discovered that the air held something called radio wave lengths of which could be altered and used to communicate.

Vinyl Disc Player

• 1888• Emile Berliner created

the first ever Vinyl disc and music player in 1888 greatly changing the worlds appreciation for music.

Television

• 1925• The creator John Largie

Baird was the first to demonstrate this motion picture technology.

First Computer

• 1936• The first ever

electrical binary programmable system was created by Konrad Zuse and his parents in their home living room.

Video Camera

• 1925• When John Largie Baird

invented the television he also invented the video camera

C ell phone

• 1973• Martin Cooper was the

first man to create this portable communication system, a telephone that could be taken with you anywhere.

Final Words ….

Can you imagine living without your

We sure have come a long way!

- GOOD DAY -