MDSA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Acta Diurna, Investigative Journalism, Classified Advertising
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Chapter 8: newspapers: the rise and decline of modern journalism. In reviews of films, concerts, and plays, they shape cultural trends. In 1704, the first regularly published newspaper appeared in the american colonies - the. John peter zenger had been installed as the printer of the journal by the popular. Party, a political group that opposed british rule and ran articles that criticized the royal governor of new york. In 1833, printer benjamin day founded the new york sun with no subscriptions and the price set at one penny. It highlighted local events, scandals, police reports, and serialized stories: the sun fabricated stories, including the infamous moon hoax, which reported. In 1830, 650 weekly and 65 daily papers operated in the united states, reaching a circulation of 80,000: by 1840, a total of 1140 weeklies and 140 dailies attracted more than 300,000 readers. In 1848, six new york newspapers formed a cooperative arrangement and founded the.
