Newspaper History Line

By jjbaez
  • Ancient Rome
    59 BCE

    Ancient Rome

    Daily gazette "Acta Diurna" invented by Julius Caesar.
  • Medieval Times
    476

    Medieval Times

    Pamphlets informed people on particucular topics of interest. Gazettes were popular because they informed civilians about war.
  • XVII Century

    XVII Century

    Gutenberg printing system invention allowed Belgium, Neatherlands and Germany to access finantial information and war news.
  • British Newspapers

    British Newspapers

    The London Gazette established the two column form, a claer title and a clear date.
  • United States

    United States

    The Boston News-Letter was the first continuous printed newspaper in the colonies.
  • Modern Newspapers

    Modern Newspapers

    The Times of London acquired a printing press capable of making 1,100 impressions per hour. It was soon adapted to print on both sides of a page at once. This innovation made newspapers cheaper and available to a larger part of the population.
  • The Washington Post

    The Washington Post

    The newspaper was founded in U.S capital city by Stilson Hutchins and in 1880 added a Sunday edition, becoming the city's first newspaper to publish seven days a week.
  • The Wall Street Journal

    The Wall Street Journal

    The Wall Street Journal, which was published for the first time on July 8, 1889, and began delivery of the Dow Jones News Service via telegraph.Today it is the largest newspaper in the United States by circulation.
  • Modern Journalism USA TODAY

    Modern Journalism USA TODAY

    It was initially launched in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas.The design was unique in its incorporation of colorized graphics and photographs.
  • INTERNET NEWSPAPER

    INTERNET NEWSPAPER

    Nowdays,newspapers have to evolved to be available online. People prefers to get their news by computer, mobile phone or tablet. So newspaers must innovate and bring new contents to their readers.