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Print Media
The first continuous press was started in 1704. -
Print Media
Between 1830 and 1860, machines and manufacturing made the production of newspapers faster and less expensive. -
Print Media
Between 1830 and 1860, machines and manufacturing made the production of newspapers faster and less expensive. -
New York Times
In 1896, Adolph Ochs purchased the New York Times with the goal of creating a dignified newspaper that would provide readers with important news about the economy, politics, and the world rather than gossip and comics. -
Radio
Radio news made its appearance in the 1920s. -
Radio
As radio listenership became widespread in the 1930s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt took advantage of this new medium to broadcast his "fireside chats" and bring ordinary Americans into the president’s world -
Radio
Yet it was Franklin D. Roosevelt who became famous for harnessing the political power of radio. On entering office in March 1933, President Roosevelt needed to quiet public fears about the economy and prevent people from removing their money from the banks. -
Television
Television combined the best attributes of radio and pictures and changed media forever. -
Television
In addition to television ads, the 1960 election also featured the first televised presidential debate. -
Radio
Talk stations began to gain ground in the 1980s on both AM and FM frequencies, restoring radio’s importance in politics. -
New Media
The invention of cable in the 1980s and the expansion of the Internet in the 2000s opened up more options for media consumers than ever before. -
Radio
In 1990, Sirius Satellite Radio began a campaign for FCC approval of satellite radio.