The History of American Media

By haileylynn

  • The First Attempt

    Publick Occurences was published in Boston by Benjamin Harris

  • First Continuously published newspaper

    The Boston-Newsletter by John Campbell

  • Established truth as a defense against libel charges

  • Revolution Begins

    37 newspapers are being published

  • The First Daily is founded

    " The Pennsylvania Post "

  • First amenment is ratified

    " Freedom of Speech "

  • First Successful Penny Papar

    Benjami Day founded the New York Sun

  • Jan Gray first woman to cover Congress

  • Reporters at Civil War battle sites began using the Telegraph