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Glorious Revolution
in England gained the right of freedom of the press and challenged authority of the governement
This idea of the free press found its way into the American colonies. -
First American newspaper
Called Pulick Occurences printed in Boston
First issue was the last
14 years would pass until another newspaper was printed in the colonies -
Second was Boston Newsletter
Consisted of English and Eropean reports of politics
Lasted 72 years -
Boston Gazette, American Weekly Mercury, and The Boston News-Letter
These papers were under the influence of the authorities and they were careful not to anger them -
The Courant
The Courant by James Franklin reported on smallpox and issues concerning colonial government which put him in jail
His younger brother Ben Franklin later took it over -
Zenger's Weekly Journal
John Peter Zenger wrote about the government and was sent to trial
But the jury found him innocent and the British realized that they woul not be able to control the American jury into convicting an American journalist reporting facts -
Stamp Act
Put taxes on newpapers so people couldn't afford them
People rebelled and the tax was declined -
Sedition Act
Made it illegal to challenge or criticize anything about the government
But when Thomas Jefferson was elected he made the Sedition Act effective only in times of war -
James Gordon Bennett
He would investigate first-hand events such as crime scenes
He set an example showing other journalists that it helps to travel and experience what you are reporting -
Accuracy of Papers
The papers were constantly trying to improve their accuracy
Newspapers would compete with each other to be the first to deliver breaking news
The newspapers could send people to witness the Parliament, which opened the once closed doors of the meetings into the public
They wer able to expand and send numerous reporters at a time to a given location in order to observe and report on important events such as the Civil War -
First Cylinder Press
18,000 copies were being printed by the Sun every hour -
Lower rates
The Post Office starts offering a cheaper newspaper rates -
Telegraph
Invention of the telegraph enabled information to travel faster to the public through a transatlantic cable -
First illustrated Daily newspaper published in New York
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Joseph Pulitzer
Women's and sports and color comics were expanded
He knew what would raise his profits of selling newspapers -
Immigrants Feel Misrepresented
Each culture forms their own paper with their own language
It becomes very popular and it spreads between 1914 and 1917 -
Tabloids
Newspapers started to become deceiving because they were in competition with each other to sell the most papers -
Newspapers Begin to Decline
The number of companies begin to die
The remaining ones either buy out the other company, or merge with them
It is no longer run by common citizens, but by large corporations
