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Newspapers began publishing.
Newspapers began publishing in the 1600's. They were only one sheet long, and consisted of mostly letters and essays. Newspapers are what influenced the break from Britian. -
Benjamin Harris
Started the London Coffee House in Boston which gave both men and women access to foreign newspapers and books. -
Publick Occurances
Publick Occurances was published by Benjamin Harris. It was the first Newspaper published in the U.S. and started in Boston. Only one issue was printed because it wasn't issued by authority. -
Boston Newsletter
The Boston newspaper began. It was the first newspaper to be continuously published. -
James Franklin; The New England Courant
Founded in Boston by James Franklin. Benjamin Franklin ended up writing for it, and it began in 1726. It was the first newspaper to use humorous essays and literary content. -
John Peter Zinger
John Peter Zinger established truth for a defence for libel. He printed critical articals of governor William Cosby. Wrote very few articals himself and was arrested for libel -
Penny Press
The New York Sun, a Penny Press, started in 1833 by Benjamin Day. The Penny Press was the first newspaper filled with actual news and had less opinions. -
Horace Greeley
Founded and Edited the New York Tribune. He was part of the Rebublican Party. He founded one of America's most influencial newspaper. -
Telegraph Invented
The telegraph was invented in 1844 and sped up reporting news. -
Nellie Bly
Female reported. Traveled the world in 72 days, to prove it, in fact, was possible to travel the world in 80 days or less. -
Yellow Journalism
Yellow Journalism started in the late 1900's. It was fake, and outrageous information. -
Robert S Abbott
Founded the Chicago Defender, which was the most influencial black weekly newspaper. -
Radio was invented
The radio was invented in 1906 by Dr. Lee Forest. The radio got news to more people, and quicker and was also a source of entertainment. -
Sedition Act
The sedition act limited freedom of speech, and allowed congress to target people who criticized the government. -
Television Newscast
The first television newscast happened. -
Edward R. Murrow
Broadcast journalist for CBS News. He did radio casts and television shows. -
Freedom of Information Act
A law that gives you the right to access information from the federal government. It is important because you know more of what's going on. -
The Pentagon Papers
Appeared in the times in 1971. The papers appeared because they were leaked, and revealed things about the war that had not been brought to the public. -
Columbus Dispatch
Created to test a new technology to get to a wider audience, in 1980 -
Texting
The first SMS message sent from one person to the other was sent in FInland in 2000. Now they tend to be sent reguarly, and help news travel from one person to the other in just seconds. -
Social Networking
One of the first social network sites was created in 1994. Facebook was created in 2004. Now they are used by millions of people daily, and help spread news out in an instant. -
Youtube
Youtube was invented in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim. Yuotube helps videos spread to a wider population and gets news out in a faster way.
