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500 BCE
Proto-journalism. Ancient Greece
Verbal communication as an ancient form of journalism. -
59 BCE
First news bulletins. Rome Empire
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. -
15 BCE
First act of censorship. Rome Empire
Emperor Tiberius banned 'acta senatus' as a reaction of the Senat opposing his position. -
200
Acta Diurna - the first yellow press
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1400
Broadcasting news through church commandments
People in the Middle ages used religion as a tool to deliver news -
1440
Middle Ages. Invention of Printing machine
In Germany, around 1440, goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable-type printing press, which started the Printing Revolution -
Reneissance. Informational Bulletins
The population used the fairs as centers of communication and information transfer and created news bulletins and newspapers. -
The invention of maiing
To deliver the information as fast as possible Francesco de Tasso came up with the idea of mailng. -
First official newspaper. Germany
The newsletter usually accorded primacy as a definite newspaper is the Relation of Strasbourg, first printed in 1609 by Johann Carolus. -
First government ruled newspaper. 'La gazette' France
Majority of the newspapers in 7th century were owned by certain people before the 'La gazette' in 1631. -
Bill of rights. England
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' -
First Amendment. United States of America
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. -
XIX century. New technologies of transporting news
The invention of telegraph, photograph. -
The press law. France
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". -
XX century. The era of ideologies
Pro- and anti-communist ideologies, propaganda in the newspapers. 1st and 2nd World Wars witnessed the golden age of jounalism. -
XXI century. The era of globalisation
The invention of new technology, the Internet and its use in journalism.