SMC219Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: The New York Weekly Journal, John Peter Zenger, Jane Swisshelm
21 Apr 2013
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Jan 20, 2011 the new york times began charging for online content. Their website is the country"s most popular newspaper website, with more than 17 million readers a month. 1690 public occurrences = america"s first newspaper published. 1721 james franklin publishes new england courant, 1st newspaper to be published without crown"s publish authority sanction. 1734 anna zenger (wife of john peter zenger) became the 1st women publisher after her husband went to jail. 1808 el misisipi = america"s 1st spanish newspaper, began in georgia. 1827 john b russwurm and reverend samuel cornish launch freedom"s journal, 1st newspaper directed specifically at black audiences. 1831 boston, william lloyd garrison launches the abolitionist newspaper the. 1847 frederick douglass introduces weekly north star, the most important pre civil war newspaper for black audiences. 1848 jane grey swisshelm promoted women rights through publishing pittsburgh. 1889 ida b wells becomes part owner of memphis free speech and headlight, begins her anti-lynching campaign.
