Mass Media
The collection of media technologies that reach a large audience via mass communication, shaping culture and public opinion.
Core metadata
- ID: mass_media
- Era: Modern
- First known date: 1925 (decade)
- Region: Global / multiple regions
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Printing Press (printing_press)
- Radio Broadcasting (radio_broadcasting)
- Sociology (Early) (sociology_early)
- Television (television)
Dependents
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Mass media (History.com, 2026, review) • Supports: node
Locator: Radio- and print-based mass audience communication systems emerge in the 1920s.
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 4
- Average edge confidence: 70%
- Prerequisite sources: 2
- expert_inference: 4
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radio Broadcasting (radio_broadcasting) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Radio Broadcasting provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
| Television (television) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Television provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Printing Press (printing_press) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Printing Press provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Sociology (Early) (sociology_early) | historical_predecessor | 75% | expert_inference | Sociology (Early) is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency. | No sources recorded. |
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