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Verbal communication as an ancient form of journalism. -
The news reports that were distributed in ancient Rome about the events that took place in the city. Hand-written scrolls called Acta diurna were hung in the squares and delivered to politicians or just noble citizens. Roman newspapers were wooden boards that recorded the chronicle of events. News reports, as a rule, had an unofficial character, until Julius Caesar ordered the mandatory dissemination of reports on meetings of the Senate. -
Emperor Tiberius banned 'acta senatus' as a reaction of the Senat opposing his position. -
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People in the Middle ages used religion as a tool to deliver news -
In Germany, around 1440, goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable-type printing press, which started the Printing Revolution -
The population used the fairs as centers of communication and information transfer and created news bulletins and newspapers. -
To deliver the information as fast as possible Francesco de Tasso came up with the idea of mailng. -
The newsletter usually accorded primacy as a definite newspaper is the Relation of Strasbourg, first printed in 1609 by Johann Carolus. -
Majority of the newspapers in 7th century were owned by certain people before the 'La gazette' in 1631. -
The freedom of speech and debates or proceedings in Parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament; imposed by the 'Bill of rights' -
The First Amendment provides that Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise. It protects freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. -
The invention of telegraph, photograph. -
The Press Law was passed under the French Third Republic in 1881 by the then-dominant Opportunist Republicans who sought to liberalise the press and promote free public discussion. The new law swept away a swathe of earlier statutes, stating at the outset the principle that "Printing and publication are free". -
Pro- and anti-communist ideologies, propaganda in the newspapers. 1st and 2nd World Wars witnessed the golden age of jounalism. -
The invention of new technology, the Internet and its use in journalism.