Carrier pigeon, not likely.
Town crier, maybe but I am still swinging towards no.
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Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 day agoDoes town crier and carrier pigeon not count as media? What about that guy complaining on clay tablet?
slazer2au@lemmy.world 1 day ago
ICastFist@programming.dev 1 day ago
Media (medium, or the means through which communication happens) here matters less than reach. Both the carrier pigeon and clay tablet are the same: direct letters to someone else, direct communication. As media, a town crier is no different than town gossip or radio, it’s sound: someone speaks, others listen.
Also keep in mind that the majority of the population, even nobles, were illiterate for most of history