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 Date: April 24, 1704  Editor: John Campbell, a bookseller and postmaster of Boston was its first editor  Appeared on a single page, printed on both sides and issued weekly.

 news from London journals  intrigues of English politics  variety of events concerning the European wars

 With the advent of television in the 1940s and 1950s, the largest US newspapers have been losing their circulation in recent years.  In 1971, 66 cities had two or more dailies, usually one published in the morning and one in the afternoon.  In 1995, only 36 cities had two or more dailies.

 Every medium-sized or larger city has its own daily newspaper.  Dailies bring their readers reports of every major happening.  Of all different types of newspapers, dailies have the widest circulation.

 Covering local news is the main purpose of the weekly newspapers published in small towns and suburbs.  They specialize in detailed personal news about local people and events.  National weekly publications are normally regarded as magazines.

 Newspapers devoted to the interests of ethnic or cultural groups are published in different language  The "Irish Echo", the "Jewish Advocate", the "Scandinavian Tribune".

 Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal USA Today New York Times Los Angeles Times Washington Post Daily News New York Post Chicago Tribune Houston Chronicle Newsday

 47 Pulitzer Prizes (6 in 2008)  18 Nieman Fellowships  368 White House News Photographers Association awards

 a tabloid format  include the weekday sections › +Outlook (opinion), Arts, Travel, Comics, TV Week Optional sections Health & Science on Tuesday Food on Wednesday Local Living on Thursday and Weekend

 May average weekday circulation - 474,767.

 112 Pulitzer Prizes for excellence in journalism in a range of categories

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