Evolution of Traditional

to New Media
Let’s find out how and when media started through this timeline.

Cave Paintings 38,000 BCE

Cave paintings are painted drawings on cave walls or
ceilings, mainly of prehistoric origin.
Personal Insight: Ancient people are doing cave painting
in order to remember or record series of events in their
lives.
Stone Tablets 30,000 BCE
In recent centuries the tablets have been popularly
described
and depicted as round-topped rectangles but this has
little basis in religious tradition.
Personal Insight: Stone tablets are used mostly for
religious reasons and announcements.

Rock Carving30,000 BCE

Rock carving is an activity where pieces of rough natural stone

are shaped by the controlled removal of stone.
Personal Insight: They can express their selves by doing rock carving.

Smoke Signal 200 BCE

Smoke signal is one of the oldest form of long distance communication.
Personal Insight: In order to communicate or give information, they use smoke to deliver it.
Writing materials 150 BCE

Ancient writers wrote on a variety of other materials besides

papyrus, including pottery, animal hides, wood, and even ancient paper.
Personal Insight: By using various writing materials,
they can communicate to other people by writing.

Traditional Paper 100 BCE

Traditional paper is a “wood” like material primarily used for

writing, first invented in ancient China.
Personal Insight: Using the traditional paper, they can write down the
messages/announcements for people.

Printing Press 1440

Printing press is a device for applying pressure to an
inked surface resting upon a print medium (such as paper or cloth),
thereby transferring the ink.
Personal Insight: In order to deliver information and messages,
they print it using this device.

Newspaper 1605

Newspaper is a serial publication containing news about current events, other informative
articles about politics, sports, arts, and so on, and advertising.
Personal Insight: Using newspaper can inform people about the current events in our
community by just reading them in a compiled papers.
Magazines 1731
Magazine is a publication, usually a periodical publication,
which is printed or electronically published.
Personal Insight: It is also the same as newspaper,
but magazines are more colorful and more photos in it.

Photography 1826
Photography is the science, art, application and practice
of creating durable images by recording light.
Personal Insight: To remember the events,
they capture it using a camera.

Morse Code 1835

Morse code is a method of transmitting text information as a
series of on-off tones, lights, or clicks that can be directly
understood by a skilled listener or observer without special equipment
Personal Insight: They use morse code to share information or communicate (often in
secret)

Telegraph 1843

Telegraph is the long-distance transmission

of textual or symbolic messages.
Personal Insight: Using telegraph for a long distance
communication to other people.

Typewriter 1874
Typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical machine
for writing characters similar to those produced by printer’s
movable type.
Personal Insight: By pressing the keys, they can type
information and messages.

Telephone 1876
Telephone is a telecommunications device that permits two
or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far
apart to be heard directly.
Personal Insight: Telephone can be used to communicate to
another person by talking to them in real time.

Phonograph 1877

Phonograph is a device for the mechanical recording and

reproduction of sound.
Personal Insight: It is used to record sounds or
also called a record player.

Radio 1895

Radio is the technology of using radio waves to carry

information, such as sound, by systematically
modulating properties of electromagnetic energy
waves transmitted through space.
Personal Insight: People listen to it in order to get
informed about the recent happenings in the community.

Television 1927

Television is a telecommunication medium used for

transmitting moving images in monochrome (black-and-white),
or in color, and in two or three dimensions and sound.
Personal Insight: People use them to be entertained.

Personal Computer 1965

Personal computer or PC is a multi-purpose electronic

computer whose size, capabilities, and price make
it feasible for individual use.
Personal Insight: Use to store information or documents,
watch videos, and etc.

E-mail 1972
Email also known as electronic mail is a method of
exchanging messages between people using electronics.
Personal Insight: To have a direct and more formal
exchange of information to another person.

Mobile phones 1979

Mobile phone is a portable telephone that can make
and receive calls over a radio frequency link while the
user is moving within a telephone service area.
Personal Insight: Use to communicate to another person anywhere.

Smart phones 1999

Smart phone is a mobile personal computer with a
mobile operating system with features useful for
mobile or handheld use.
Personal Insight: It is the more improved and modern
version of mobile phones.

Social Media 2004

Social media are websites and applications that enable users
to create and share content or to participate in social networking.
Personal Insight: We can share ideas, communicate with other
people around the world, share our thoughts and feelings,
and many more.

Throughout the years, our media improved in so many ways.

New media has transformed the way we receive and
produce content. In the past, old style media was the only form
of media used to share content and communicate unlike
nowadays which is a lot more easier and faster.
Our media is still improving and currently in a rapid development that
we look forward to use for a better world.