EVOLUTION OF

Traditional Media to

New Media
An infographic showing the evolution of information

through different types of media.

PRE-HISTORIC
They communicate through the use

of music and dance.

PERIOD
Prehistoric men learned to sharpen

their tools and used it for hunting

By using sharpened tools made of

stones, prehistoric men also learned

how to etch on caves.

Prehistoric people used these crude

stone tools to create objects, which STONE AGE
are now considered rock art.
Petroglyphs
Pictographs
Menunggul Jar
Megalithic Art
Stonehenge

PRE-INDUSTRIAL People discovered fire,

developed paper from

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plants, and forged weapons

and tools with stone,

bronze, copper and iron.

INDUSTRIAL
The printing and education became

mass-based because it helps the

people to expand the resources

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and media in the society.
One of the media during this period

is the radio and telephone that

provides fastest spread of

communication and information

even in rural and urban areas.

ELECTRONIC •In the last quarter of the 1800, Thomas

Alva Edison tried all kinds of experiments on

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electricity.
•Marked the beginning of modernization

since electronic equipment are more

functional and reliable.

•In this age, long distance communication

became more efficient.

Also labeled as Computer age or

New Age because it gave birth to

INFORMATION
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new media and digital technology
The Internet paved the way for

faster communication and the

creation of the social network.

INFORMATION People advanced the use of

microelectronics with the

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computers, mobile devices, and

wearable technology.

Moreover, voice, image, sound

and data are digitalized.