Timeline Of News Technology Printing Press: An invention made in the 1440 by a German inventor, Johannes Gutenberg which streamlined the media industry by making news papers and other forms of written media easier to access by the public at the time. Type Writer: The typewriter was made in 1878 by an American inventors, Christopher Latham Sholes, Frank Haven Hall, Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule. This allowed faster typing speeds for news and other media forms, allowing for faster access to news by the general public and allowing more people to get into media and spread more stories. Morse Code: Within the mid 19th century, the American inventor, Samuel F. B. Morse created the Morse Code machine which allowed for increased far range communications and faster spread of news. Early Camera: In the 1816's, the first camera made by Nicéphore Niépce to capture images. This allowed proof for stories to be made, allowing stories to be fact checked....