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Period: 1250 BCE to 476
Use of word of mouth
During the ancient times it was delivered by word of mouth because it was the only way possible. A high premium was given towards the speed and accuracy of the news. Messenger seeked to have good physical endurance as well as memory by using rhymes. -
59 BCE
Daily News Sheet in Roman Senate
Julius Caesar ordained the use of sheets that were published around the roman baths to inform the public of what was being discussed in the senate. -
Period: 476 to 1430
Reproduction of Manuscripts by Hand
During the Middle Ages monks and scribes were in charge of creating and duplicating manuscripts by hand. -
1440
Creation of Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg created the printing press by casting individual letters in iron and moving them around in order to copy pages of the bible. It took him two years to complete copying the sacred book. -
1493
News of a New Continent
The printing press was used to get the news of Christopher Colombus' findings to the catholic monarchs of Spain at the time. More than 1000 copies were created. -
Creation of the telegraph
The creation of this device considerably boosted the speed in which news were transmitted around the world. This also made the news shorter in presentation as the available information was scarce. -
Use of sensonialism to sell newspapers
As newspapers became more abundant they started employing different techniques in order to sell more. This created yellow journalism, a mixture of sensationalism and entertainment. -
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Peak of the Newspaper
During the 1910s newspapers reached their peak. The Newspapers printed 3 editions per day, their owners amassed great fortunes and they were able to narrate the events of WWI -
Growth of Radio
What brought the newspaper era to a halt was the use of the radio as a news broadcasting device. The convenience of carrying a radio around meant that you could access the news anywhere at anytime. -
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The importance of journalists
Journalists of different newspapers travelled all over the world to cover wars, the POTUS, and specially any event of interest to the public. -
Introduction of television news
The improvement of technologies made television more accessible to the american public. This had a big impact as it empowered the news stations to give information that the average population didnt have before. -
The Internet Revolution
The use of satellites to transmit live broadcasts became more and more prevalent. The introduction of the internet to the public aided journalists to cut the time between the ocurrence of the events and the publication of the news. -
Change of focus
With the appearance of live broadcasting the focus of newswriting changed from saying what was happening to why it was happening and the importance of it -
The latest introduction
Broadcasting news through the internet became really prevalent and changed the industry. It made accessing information much faster than ever before. This has basically rendered other means of news broadcasting useless.