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The History of the Newspaper
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The First Newspaper
The first newspaper was printed by Richard Pierce and edited by Benjamin Harris in 1690. It was three pages long which is equivalent to half a page of a modern copy. -
The First Weekly Newspaper
In 1704, a bookseller named John Campbell became the editor of a newspaper named Boston News-Letter. The first copy was issued in April of 1704. It only had one advertisement and was produced weekly, it was a big improvement. -
Benjamin Franklin
Later on, Benjamin Franklin took over a newspaper company. He was amazing and that is why they chose him to take over. He was an editor and a publisher. There was no one as good as him until 1726! -
Modern Newspapers
Nowadays, the newspapers are very long and informational. The have tons of pictures and advertisements. Sometimes, the short newspapers are even in color. They are not so expensive. -
Futuristic Newspapers
My future prediction for 2050 for newspapers is that they will be electronic and will read the article for you. I think that you can touch any article you want, and the newspaper will read it for you. They would probably be very expensive. -
Work Cited
Works Cited
Benjamin Franklin. Digital image. N.p., 3 Mar. 2013. Web. 12 Mar. 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin.
"Newspaper: The History." ThinkQuest. Oracle Foundation, n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2013. http://library.thinkquest.org/18764/print/history.html.
A picture of the Boston News-Letter. Digital image. History of Journalism. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2013. http://journalism104sjmc.blogspot.com/2010/06/americas-first-newspaper.html.
A very old newspaper. Digital image. Th
