Newspapers & Magazines Alexa Edwards Danny Lillis Katherine
Fennessy
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History of Newspapers 59 B.C.: Acta Diurna, the first newspaper
is published in Rome 1690: The first newspaper is published in
America, Public Occurrences 1831: The famous abolitionist
newspaper, The Liberator, is first published by William Lloyd
Garrison 1833: The New York Sun newspaper costs one cent - the
beginning of the penny press 1860: A "morgue" in newspaper terms
means an archive. The New York Herald starts the first morgue 1967:
Newspapers use digital production processes and began using
computers for operations
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History of Newspapers Ben Day and the New York Sun First Penny
Press Carried news for the people Started Small Had only one
advertisement
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History of Newspapers Revolutionized Newspapers Sensationalism
Use of advertisements Used newsboys on the streets Started a major
mass media, and a major source of news for America
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Newspapers Impact on Society Newspapers were based on a model
of bundling news, information and entertainment in an accessible
package Provided the public with the essentials: news, sports,
comics, horoscopes, advice for the lovelorn, & light fiction.
Were shown to have a clear influence on public opinion.
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Newspapers Impact on Society New York Times Founded in 1851
Remains the standard-bearer of journalistic excellence Known to
print the presidents annual State of Union address A dded some
lighter fare to the serious coverage to attract younger
readers.
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Newspapers Impact on Society The New York Times In the 1870s,
the New York Times journalistic reputation was cemented when bold
reporting brought down the city government Tweed Scandal Sullivan
Libel Case Pentagon Papers Wiretaps
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Newspapers Impact on Society Culture Local radio and television
news never matched the breadth and depth of local newspapers Have
served as inspiration for countless books, movies and plays and
constitute a whole category of drama Incubators for great writers,
such as Stephen Crane, Edna Ferber, Jack London, Margaret Mitchell,
Hunter S. Thompson, and Mark Twain. Has been a starting point for
significant careers.
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Newspapers Today The US newspaper industry is still a
significant mean of news 1/3 of US citizens reads a newspaper daily
1,570 daily newspapers nationwide
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Newspapers Today In Crisis: Hard to find readers under the age
of 40 Emergence of tabloids Circulation of papers decreasing Radio,
TV and Internet all major factors
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Newspapers Today In Crisis: Recent hard times in economy
Profits have plunged However, most still agree on the significance
of newspapers to this day Mary Junck of the Lee newspaper chain is
very successful
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Newspapers Today PAPERDAILY CIRCULATIONSUNDAY CIRCULATION USA
Today2.3 Million Wall Street Journal2.1 Million New York Times1.1
Million1.6 Million Los Angeles Times816,0001.2 Million New York
Post725,000930,000
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Newspapers Today Content: Newspapers cover more news than any
other media source Mix of content: news, advice, comics, opinions,
puzzles, classifieds Comfort
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Newspapers Today National Dailies: USA Today Target Travellers
Positive Reading Experience Wall Street Journal Earning a
Living
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Newspapers Today The New York Times Wendell Jamieson Portraits
of Grief Chronicles of all those who died on 9/11 10-year process
Only can be portrayed in a newspaper
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Newspapers Today Hometown Dailies Small communities rely
heavily on hometown papers Covers what TV cannot School news Sports
Board meetings Upcoming events
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History of Magazines 1741-Andrew Bradford printed The American
Magazine Benjamin Franklin printed General Magazines First magazine
with advertisements
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History of Magazines Nationalism Along with books, magazines
were the first national mass media Less expensive, Current Topics
Nation-wide advertisers 1821-Saturday Evening Post
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History of Magazines The Seven Sisters Directed towards
homemakers with husbands and children Better Homes and Gardens,
Good Housekeeping, Family Circle, Ladies Home Journal, Redbook,
Womans Day, McCalls McCalls is the only one not still in
circulation
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Magazines Impact on Society Several high-visibility magazines
have gone under, losing their audiences and advertising to
Internet-based competition Remain a major component of the mix of
media Can be distributed through the mail; through sales by
newsstands, bookstores or through free distribution at certain
pick-up locations Fall into three main categories: Paid Circulation
Free Circulation Controlled Circulation
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Magazines Impact on Society DeWitt & Lila Wallace Idea of a
pocket-size magazine that had condensed information on a variety of
topics. In 1923, Wallaces brought out their first issue of Readers
Digest In 1947, Readers Digest became the first magazine to exceed
9 million circulation The Wallaces rejected advertising outside
their moral bounds The magazine slipped from its dominance when
readers realized that they can get the same information 24/7, for
free, on the Web
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Magazines Impact on Society DeWitt & Lila Wallace The
magazine was known as an aggregator which is an internet site that
collects and repackages content from other sources The Digest is
not alone among magazines in circulation slippage, although
celebrity and shelter magazines are holding their own
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Magazines Impact on Society People Was co-founded by Dick
Durrell and Matthew Maynard as a spin-off from the People-Page in
Time Magazine Getting back to the people who are causing the news
and are caught up in it, or deserve to be in it. Our focus is on
people, not issues.-Richard Stolley In 1996, Time Inc. launched a
Spanish-language magazine
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Magazines Impact on Society Shelter Magazines: genre comprising
traditional womens home-improvement titles Newsmagazines: focus on
topical events, issues Lifestyle Magazines: genre comprising hobby,
leisure titles
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Magazines Impact on Society Magazines were able to survive
crises in the past, due to their ability to narrow their audiences,
and draw in advertisements that focus on their certain group of
readers However, researchers believe that magazines will have to
abandon ink on paper, and establish a existence online
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Magazines Today Portray American culture Pack great literature
at affordable prices 90% of US adults read 10 issues a month The
more income and education=the more magazine consumption
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Magazines Today 12,000 magazines in the US Extremely
competitive medium Wide variety General-interest Ex. Readers Digest
Specialized Ex. Chili Pepper
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Magazines Today Other Types of Magazines Newsmagazines Tabloids
Womens Magazines Mens Magazines
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Magazines Today Wrap-Up About 1 in 10 magazines are on news
racks Today, they are a fragmentation of American society and
culture Do magazines have to reinvent themselves?