Media in ancient times relied heavily on non-electronic methods of communication such as lighting fires on mountains, using pigeons and runners to deliver messages, and ringing bells to gather people. Storytelling was also used to share news and information before written materials. Drums were used to signal neighboring tribes. By 1400 BC, the earliest records of writing in China appeared on bones and dried reeds, providing more portable writing surfaces. The first postal service was established in China in 900 BC to deliver government messages. Major developments in media technology included the printing press in 1440, radio wave discoveries in the late 1800s, vinyl records in 1888, television in the early 1900s, the first computer in 1936, video cameras in

1. Media in Ancient Times
Aqib Maniar,
MBA ( Media Management),
Institute of Business Management

2. 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.

3. The cave man's.
How they convey feelings ?

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

5. Drum Beatings
• Drums were one way to
send signals to
neighboring tribes and
groups

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

7. • 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.

8. First postal service
• 900 BC
• The very first
postal service - for
government use in
China.

9. Creation of alphabet
1000
Communication 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. Vinyl Disc Player
• 1888
• Emile Berliner created
the first ever Vinyl disc
and music player in
1888 greatly changing
the worlds
appreciation for music.

13. Television
• 1925
• The creator John Largie
Baird was the first to
demonstrate this
motion picture
technology.

14. First Computer
• 1936
• The first ever
electrical binary
programmable
system was created
by Konrad Zuse and
his parents in their
home living room.

15. Video Camera
• 1925
• When John Largie Baird
invented the television
he also invented the
video camera

16. 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.

17. Final Words ….
Can you imagine living
without your

18. We sure have
come a long way!
- GOOD DAY -