04:189:102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: New York Journal-American, Secret History, Richard Harding Davis

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Communication and Informatio
• Course: 04:189:102
• Professor: Thelandersson

Document Summary

What is often thought of as the first u. s. newspaper, publick occurrences both foreign and. Publick occurrences lasted only one issue before massachusetts authorities shut it down. 1704: it was 14 years before anyone again printed a newspaper in that would become the. Colonial-era newspapering: side business for printers or postmasters, no reporters, mostly foreign news, copied from other sources, especially london papers. Newspapers and the new u. s. : 1808: 1783: first daily newspaper. Newspapers move west: 1833: new printing technology allows papers to print more copies, faster. In nyc: 34 dailies were started in just 5 years. The penny press era: early u. s. newspapers were aimed at educated, well-to-do readers. Day transformed newspapering when he introduced the new york sun, priced at 1 cent a copy (about 5 cents less than competitors) and focused on human interest stories written in a simple style.