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Leipzig Newsletter
First Newsletter in Europe. -
Newes From Virginia
This was the first newsletter. Captain John Smith. leader of Jamestown wrote it. He was the first English News Reporter. -
Publick Occurences
This was the first newspaper to ever be published in America. Benjamin Harris wrote it, and it was only one sheet long. British Authorities suppressed the paper after only one edition of it because the articles bashed them. -
Boston-News Letter
Written by John Campbell, the Boston-News Letter was the first continuously published newspaper. This newspaper was published by authority meaning it got the government's approval.Only a single page. -
The New England Courant, James Franklin
Founded by James Franklin, older brother of Benjamin Franklin The New England Courant was written by both brothers. This newspaper was the most expensive of its time selling at the price of 4 pence. It was the first to use literary content and funny essays. -
John Peter Zenger
John Peter Zenger is most known for his popular case in 1734, claiming that he commited seditious libel which is a written statement giving false information about someone. In this case it was about William Cosby, colonial governor of New York. He was arrested and tried and determined not guilty using the only defense for libel, truth. -
Horace Greeley
Horace Greeley was a part of the Liberal Republican Party. He edited and founded the New York Tribune. He was so important because his paper was the most influential paper from the 1840s to 1870s. He was considered the greatest editor of his day. -
The Columbus Dispatch
The Columbus Dispatch was the first online newspaper.It was created in 1871.It has been the only mainstream newspaper since Columbus Citizen-Journal stooped printing in 1985. -
Nellie Bly
Nellie Bly was the first famous female journalist. Her real name, Elizabeth Cochrane. She was known for making her stories herself and her most famous story was Around the World in Eighty Days, which she actually did. -
Robert S. Abbott
Robert S. Abbott created The Chicago Defender in 1905, the first African-American newspaper. This newspaper became the most widely circulated black paper in America. It encoraged blacks to leave to the North for jobs. It became daily in 1965 by Abbott's nephew, John H. Sengstacke. -
Sedition Act
This act extended the Espionage Act of 1917.This act was against the use of profane, or abusive language towards U nited States Governmen, their flag, or its armed forces. If cought you could be convicted 5 to 20 years in jail. -
Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. Murrow reported European crises, including Hitler and the Heoght of Blitz. You would see him on CBS and on the CBS Radio Network. He was famous for the 1930's. -
Freedom of Information Act
Freedom of Information Act was an act to protect full or partial closure of documents controlled by the United States Government. It was made because of the problem of American citizens rights and the governments subservience. -
The Pentagon Papers
The Pentagon Papers appeared in the New York Times in excerpts starting in 1996, but was officialy realeased in 2011. These papers appeared because a certain person named Daniel Ellsberg leaked to a reporter at the New York Times. -
Yellow Journalism/National Enquirer
Yellow Journalism is a type of journalism that was written solely for entertainment. It is unethical, irresponsible brand of journalism. They used altered photos and hoaxes. There is still types of Yellow Journalism today, the magazine The National Enquirer is an example. -
New York Times
Newspaper that has been continuously published since 1851. This Newspaper has won 108 Pulitzer Prizes, and was started by Henry Jarvis Raymond. This newspaper is the most popular online newspaper.
