History of Journalism
Heroes and Legends
Birth of Journalism Ancient times – tablets Caesar – handwritten Johann Gutenberg (1440)
Early American Newspapers Benjamin Harris – Publick Occerences (1690) Benjamin Franklin – Pennsylvania Gazette (1754)
News in the 1800s Emergence of the penny press Innovations in printing Rise of modern news room
Marketing to the Masses 1 cent meant more affordable Independent of political parties Local news, crime coverage, human interest stories
Yellow Journalism William Randolph Hearst vs Joseph Pulitzer Loud headlines Sensational stories Lavish pictures (often faked) Spanish-American War (1898)
Inciting War
The 1900s Start of the decline of newspaper Radio (1920) TV (post 1942) Newspaper becomes more fact based Big facts first, less important later in story
Today and Beyond If I were to ask you to go home and come back tomorrow with a news story, where would you look first? How many of you get the paper delivered to your house?
Technology Online journalism Every major paper has an online version Less ads in papers = Less money to print What is the best way to get money to post online?