Before OJ, before cable news, before the advent of tabloids and even before the Lindbergh kidnapping, there was the murder of Helen Jewett in 1836. Jewett was an upscale prostitute in New York City until her brutal murder in the early hours of April 10. The next day, New York’s best-selling Sun newspaper published the first account of the crime, including all of […]
Archive for September 16, 2009
The circulation battle of Pulitzer and Hearst
Posted by: donaldomahony | September 16, 2009 | No Comment |At first, Joseph Pulitzer did not have to worry much about competing with other newspapers. He purchased the “New York World” in 1883 and things were going well. Under Pulitzer, the “World” had circulation grow from 15,000 to 600,000. However, things started to change in 1895. William Randolph Hearst purchased the “New York Journal” and wasted […]
The Stationers’ Company is a Livery Company that resides in London. It was originated back in 1403 with control over the publishing industries and in charge of enforcing copyright regulations of all books in England, except those printed by Oxford and Cambridge universities. Book authors could not be part of the guild and therefore they […]
“We wish to plead our own cause” was the statement that began Freedom’s Journal, the first African-American newspaper which began in 1827. The paper was edited by Samuel Cornish and John B. Russwurm who was the first African-American to graduate from college in the United States. Not only was this pioneer paper circulated in 11 […]
The history of war reporting is one that can be easily identified by the relationship it has developed between the news and the people seeking that news. War was a contributing factor to the development of preliterate systems of news travel as characterized in Mitchell Stephens book “A History of News”. War reporting grew in […]
The Stationer’s Company and British press control
Posted by: lindsayberreth | September 16, 2009 | No Comment |England made a lot of contributions to journalism though The Stationer’s Company and press control was probably not a welcome contribution. Formed in about 1538, this guild helped the English government enforce the licensing of all printed works. The guild was formed out of the Brotherhood of Manuscript Producers and the Brotherhood of the Craft of […]