{"id":13680,"date":"2014-12-01T13:07:06","date_gmt":"2014-12-01T18:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/?page_id=13680"},"modified":"2023-12-07T10:07:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T15:07:22","slug":"media-literacy-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/media-literacy-history\/","title":{"rendered":"History of Media Literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"
The following timeline, produced by Frank Baker, was organized at the request of Webster University media professor Art Silverblatt. An earlier version appears in the “Praeger Handbook of Media Literacy” <\/a>(Greenwood, 2013). I am responsible for the content. Anyone who would like to make corrections, suggestions, additions or deletions should send correspondence to me: fbaker1346@aol.com<\/a><\/div>\n
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A Media Literacy Timeline<\/strong><\/div>\n
Significant Developments (includes events, publications, conferences and more)<\/div>\n
The history of media education cannot be told without correlating it with the rise and development of the mass media themselves (cameras, radio, television, film, the Internet). Presented here is a media literacy timeline, with a special note about events, publications, legislation, conferences and proceedings.<\/div>\n
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Exact date unknown:<\/strong> camera obscura principle and device invented (source<\/a>)<\/div>\n
1833: <\/strong>modern day Zoetrope (a device that produces the illusion of motion from a rapid succession of static pictures) invented by British mathematician William George Horner (Source<\/a>)<\/div>\n
1877:<\/strong> the Praxinoscope, an early animation device, was invented in France in 1877 by Charles-\u00c9mile Reynaud. (source)<\/a><\/div>\n
1888:<\/strong> One of the first patented motion-picture film cameras was designed by Louis Le Prince (Source<\/a>)<\/div>\n
1891:<\/strong> Thomas Edison creates\/patents the kineotographic camera: The first motion picture camera patented in the United States (Source<\/a>)<\/div>\n
1900: <\/strong>The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris (Source<\/a>)<\/div>\n
1905: <\/strong>Variety<\/em> begins covering entertainment industries such as vaudeville, films, television, radio, music, and theater (Source<\/a>)<\/div>\n
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\n<\/span><\/span>The Moving Picture World, a weekly movie industry periodical published during the silent film era, becomes the official organ of the Moving Picture Exhibitors’ Association. ceased publication in 1927 (Source)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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The Motion Picture Story Magazine begins publication, later (1914) shortened to Motion Picture Magazine, continued publication until 1951 (source<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
1912: <\/strong>First Radio Act of 1912: US law that mandated that all radio stations in the United States be licensed by the federal government (Source<\/a>)<\/div>\n
1913:<\/strong> Kodakery<\/em>, “A Magazine For Amateur Photographers<\/em>“, was published from September, 1913 through 1932, at the price of 5\u00a2 per copy. All purchasers of a Kodak or Brownie cameras received a free one year subscription (Source<\/a>; 1920 issue<\/a>)<\/div>\n
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The Motion<\/span> Picture News (magazine) first published, ceased publication in 1930 (Source<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Photoplay Magazine<\/a>, first published (until 1960)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“Motion Picture Education” authored by Ernest A. Dench. Cincinnati: Standard Publishing Company<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
1918:<\/strong> The Art of Photoplay Making: another of the early books on teaching film education (Source: Scenes of Instruction)<\/div>\n
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