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 The Information Age is considered a historic period in the 21st century. Characterized by the rapid shift from traditional industry, it is also called computer age, digital and the new media age. It is marked by a very fast growth in communication and information technology. This age holds...

 The Information Age is considered a historic period in the 21st century. Characterized by the rapid shift from traditional industry, it is also called computer age, digital and the new media age. It is marked by a very fast growth in communication and information technology. This age holds a significant HISTORY OF INFORMATION  The beginnings of mass communication can be traced back to the invention of the printing press. The development of a fast and easy way of disseminating information in print permanently reformed the structure of society. Political and religious authorities who took pride in being learned were threatened by the sudden rise of literacy among people. With the rise of the printing press, the printing revolution occurred which illustrated the tremendous social change brought by the wide circulation of information. The printing press made the mass production of books possible which made books accessible not only to the upper class.