NewspapersA Printed History

Kaitlyn, Abby, and Landon

The BeginningHandwritten news sheets, government bulletin

announcements, and single item news publications

preceded the newspaper

1496: Gutenberg invented the first press

1690: Boston, the birth, entitled Publick

Occurrences

1791: freedom of speech and press; became

center of media

Freedom of PressCongress shall make no law ... abridging the

freedom of speech or of the press... -Article

One, Bill of Rights of the United States

Constitution,

Opened new windows for media

GrowthFreedom of Press sparked newspaper frenzy

1880: 11,314 different newspapers were

recorded in census

1910’s: modern newspaper features emerged

What’s the Point?Describe political, social, and economic

conditions

Inform readers and give updates on current

events

Contain international, national, local, sports,

advertisements, and human interest pieces

Have You Seen?Well-known examples include the New York

Times, Washington Post, Chicago Sun Times,

and International Herald Tribune

Famous “newspaperers” include James

Augustus Hickey, Edward Cave, and Benjamin

Harris

What Happens Now?Newspapers have suffered tremendously due

to online newspapers

Fewer subscriptions but higher online views

What About You?How often do you read newspapers?

How much information can you find in

newspapers?

Which do you find more convenient – online

newspapers or print newspapers?

What will you do?