1. History of Journalism
Part 1

2. American Journalism - The Begining
America's first newspaper, Publick Occurrences, was published in Boston in Today, just over three centuries later, we have more than 1400 dailies in this country, with the two largest (USA Today and the Wall Street Journal) claiming circulations exceeding two million readers each

3. American Journalism - The Begining
The New England Courant, published by Ben Franklin’s older brother James, is first to offer readers literature in addition to news

4. American Journalism - The Begining
Photographs begin to appear in newspapers
1890s - Sensationalism, known as yellow journalism, is used to win papers more readers. It is the use of lurid features in newspaper publishing to attract readers and increase circulation
Color is used for comics and other parts of Sunday editions

5. American Journalism - The Begining
The term yellow journalism came from a popular New York World comic called "Hogan's Alley," which featured a yellow-dressed character named the "the yellow kid." Determined to compete with Pulitzer's World in every way, rival New York Journal owner William Randolph Hearst copied Pulitzer's sensationalist style and even hired "Hogan's Alley" artist R.F. Outcault away from the World. In response, Pulitzer commissioned another cartoonist to create a second yellow kid. Soon, the sensationalist press of the 1890s became a competition between the "yellow kids," and the journalistic style was coined "yellow journalism."

6. American Journalism - The Begining
1833The New York Sun becomes the first people’s or penny paper, selling on the street for just one cent.
The New York Herald introduces new newspaper sections devoted to money, sports, society news, letters, and reviews and publishes extras or special editions to cover significant news
The New York Times is founded

7. American Journalism - The Begining
Groups of newspapers band together to support a news-gathering service that will supply foreign news by ship and telegraph; the group later becomes the Associated Press (AP)

8. Recap So Far Publick Occurrence – 1st paper 1880 – 1st Photos
1890 – Sesational Journalism or Yellow Journalism
1833 – NY Sun first “Penny Paper”
1835 – New York Herald – Sections
1849 – Associated Press
1851 – NY Times

9. American Journalism - The Beginning
Hundreds of photographers, including the well-known war photographer Mathew Brady, are issued passes to cover the Civil War
Reporters in the field develop the summary lead to make sure that the main point of their story gets through by telegraph
Papers begin to bulletin highlights of the war action as headlines

10. American Journalism - The Beginning
Population of the United States doubles; city population triples; number of daily newspapers quadruples

More women work at newspapers, as correspondents, editors, and writers

Telephones and typewriters change the way work is done in the newsroom


Cables linking the United States to England and parts of Asia make news gathering faster


Newspaper publishing becomes a major business in the United States

11. American Journalism - The Beginning
Photographs begin to appear in newspapers
1890s - Sensationalism, known as yellow journalism, is used to win papers more readers
Color is used for comics and other parts of Sunday editions

12. American Journalism - The Beginning
1920s - Radio and movies begin to compete with newspapers and magazines for people, time and attention
1930s - 
Picture magazines such as Life become extremely popular and provide greater opportunities for photojournalists.

13. American Journalism - The Beginning
1930s-1940s - Newsreels shown at movie houses before or after the feature film offer a new view of the news
1950s - People begin to turn to television for the news
Investigative reporters uncover information about the activities of the government and other groups and offer interpretations of events and issues, such as organized crime, the Pentagon Papers, Watergate, and Iran-contra

14. American Journalism - The Beginning
1970s-1980s - Computers begin to change the process of producing a newspaper
1990s - Reporters are able to file stories from around the world immediately using lap-top computers and modems or via satellite