The ethnic press must be discussed somewhat independently from other American newspapers. Many ethnicities have a unique newspaper encompassing their cultures and communities. The Jewish community is no exception to this. The first Hebrew and Yiddish newspaper appeared in America in 1871, and there are still newspapers specific to the Jewish community today. The arguably […]
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Not until the 1890s were reporters truly regarded as necessities to the newspaper world. Regardless of popular belief it was not the Civil War that set this new practice into motion. Journalism was already heading in a new direction, and it was the papers of New York that would ultimately take it there. The drama […]
Traditionally newspapers are known for being black and gray. Some papers, however, break the mold. USA Today is this type of paper. With a bold layout, USA Today has proven a little color leads to a lot of success. The paper has boasted the highest circulation numbers since 2003, until The Wall Street Journal recently […]
There is a lot of talk of the newspaper going into extinction. The internet can give us everything we could ever want for free with the click of a mouse. So then why would we possibly miss the newspaper? One answer: feel. There is nothing that feels quite like a crinkly newspaper, rustling as you […]
It is no secret that as technology grows the importance of the spoken word declines. Information that used to be exclusive to town criers can now be found in forms such as newspapers, magazines, and most recently, the internet. As the internet evolves, we are no longer simply faced with countless websites but blogs, twitter […]
Madame Doublet provides center of news and information
Posted by: dianafriedman | September 29, 2009 | No Comment |In 1735 France provided unlikely centers of information exchange. Salons were places to discuss news and information, especially in the salon of Madame Doublet. The news that passed through this particular salon was used to write Louis Petit de Bachaumont’s Mémoires secret. This publication brought literary life of the eighteenth century to light. It discussed topics such […]
“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 […]