It depends what you mean by mass communication. I would say it two fathers. Johannes Gutenberg's invention of printing with movable type made it possible to produce books, newspapers, posters, etc. in large quantities at low prices. Samuel Morse's electric telegraph meant that you could send information across vast distances in real time.
2007-12-21 02:48:52
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answered by sjpatejak 3
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~About 2,000 years ago, there was this carpenter who started spewing his mythology to throngs of people. His episodes on the soap box became known as "mass" because of the crowds he drew. Because he was siphoning funds from the other druids in the realm, he got hung up one day (pay backs were crossing the powers that be). However, he had this dude who started out as his lackey but who took over his traveling medicine show and wandered the world drawing his own crowds or masses and he built a whole new genre of superstition around his fallen hero. His name was Peter. Where the carpenter failed, Peter succeeded. Therefore, the carpenter started the concept of "mass" but Peter is known as the "father of mass". (Come to think of it, "Peter" is the father of all things.)
2007-12-21 00:02:21
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answered by Anonymous
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It would be a stretch to say Powel Crosley, Jr. was the father of mass communications, but readers might find, Crosley: The story of two brothers and their business empire, interesting.
A goodly part of it describes the early days of radio.
2007-12-21 12:18:20
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answered by greydoc6 7
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