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News paper. Brandon Freeman Intro to Communications 10/19/05 F Block The
Rise and Fall of Newspapers "Were it left to me to decide ...
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Brandon Freeman
Intro to Communications
10/19/05
F Block
The Rise and Fall of Newspapers
"Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspaper without a government. I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter."(Thomas Jefferson, 1787). Newspapers today are said to be crucial in the democratic process and preventing complete corruption throughout our society. They provide the public with information and facts that help them form their own opinions that are necessary for them to speak on issues facing the world. The newspaper industry has had a long journey all the way from the first newspaper, Acta Diurna to their current battle with radio, television, and the internet. They have had a major impact, and helped shaped our very nation.
In 59 B.C Julius Caesar wanted to inform the public of Rome about important social and political happenings throughout the cities. The first newspaper Acta Diurna was created and put in the bath house to provide the people with such information as government scandals, military campaigns, and executions. The next great leap in the newspaper industry was the invention of the moveable metal type by Johann Gutenberg in 1447. This was the first version of the printing press and allowed the production of hundred to thousands of copies. This made it a lot easier as well as a lot more cost effective to print newspapers.
The first newspaper to appear in the US was published in Boston in 1690. The newspaper Publick Occurrences was published without authority and was quickly shut down, with all copies being destroyed and the publisher being arrested. Fourteen years later John Campbell produced the first successful newspaper called the Boston New-Letter. It was heavily controlled by the colonial government and had a limited circulation that caused the paper to almost be a complete failure. The idea was very slowly catching and a...
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