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pre-colonial papers
They gave governement information and elections, there were no "free" news companies. -
A newspaper in 1690
This was one of the colonial newspapers released in 1690. This was a turning point for news as it was not government regulated press and they released there thoughts on european powers. This was the first paper that was writen by americans for americans. -
The First Amendment
This is the basic amendment that all the american people should know. It is the right's of religion, press, speach, assembly, and to petition the government. -
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The first penny press in the U.S.
It was during this timeframe the penny press paper made its apearence in the U.S., this paper is a cheap paper that where tabloid similar. They hit off as being affordable by the middle class. -
First news interview
James Gordon Bennett SR. interviewed a witness for the first time in the history of newspapers. -
Horace Greeley
Horace Greeley wrote a paper supporting the womens right moement as well as the homestead act. -
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Joseph Politzer
A revolutionary writer who lead to the creation of modern yellow journalism. He was known in the publishing world and is a commonly recognized name even today. -
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William Randolph Hearst
He created the San Fransisco examinar to be one of the largest newspapers in the U.S.One of the most succesfull publishers and newspaper writers. He was also one of the major players in the creation of yellow journalism. His main competition was Pulitzer. He was so well off that he built a castle with the money he maid from his paper. -
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Yellow journalism
It is often debated who created this highly exagerated form of media, weather it was pulitzer or Hearst. This media has definatly changed the course of media. -
Muckraking
This is a large turning point in the media in which reporters ofen "scooped" information on most famous people or political figures. it started in the early 1900's and grew during WWI.
