Newspapers

Kathy GarnerDamarcio McCoy

Lexi LutskyAlaina Boyden

History

• In Renaissance Europe, handwritten newsletters• Evolved into printed media in Germany in the

1400s• First successively published paper was The

Weekly News (1622)• First appeared in America in 1690• 1850 census logged 2526 titles• Modern newspaper developed in the WWII era

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Roles/Functions

• Provide a service that notifies the public of current events or other topics of interest

• Provide advertising, entertainment, and knowledge

Key Players/Examples

• Central Newspapers established by Eugene C. Pulliam. Dow Jones & Co. is internationally recognized– The Wall Street Journal– USA Today– The New York Times– Los Angeles Times– The Washington Post– Daily News

Impact from Digital Age

• Production systems are automated• Ability to update stories till press time• News managers can create supplemental and

special editions to generate advertizing revenue• Computer edits instead eliminating the need of

physical editor• Bringing extra costs to keep up with technology,

as a result…• THE MEDIUM IS DYING!!!!!!!

Future Issues

• Everybody wants representation, limited space makes this difficult

• Economy effects quality by people not having money, thus not buying newspapers, thus newspapers have inadequate funding

• Contributing to the decrease in funding, most people get their newspaper online for free, decreasing funding

Questions, comments, concerns?