Comm455/History of Journalism

In Schudson’s, Discovering the News chapter 1, he goes into great depth about the penny press and how it transformed journalism from 1830 and on. He describes the 1830’s as a revolution in journalism; one that “led to a triumph of ‘news’ over the editorial and ‘facts’ over opinion.” Before 1830, party press and commercial […]

Travel reporting became popular in the early 20th century. It branched off into different subgenres including guidebooks and travel literature, which is travel writing of literary value. Travel literature involves a person traveling for pleasure and writing down their experience in a travelogue. Travelogues usually show a narrative beyond just jotting down dates and events. […]

Constantine Levidis is known as the father of Greek journalism because of his contributions to newspapers during the 19th century. He was also an avid supporter of a constitutional monarchy in Greece. Levidis was born in 1790. His father was a prominent writer and figure during the Age of Enlightenment. His mother also wrote many […]

The American colonies learned a lot about journalism from their mother country. Early colonial newspapers contained many articles from English newspapers. These were widely circulated in the 18th century. With the expiration of the British Licensing Act in 1695, England’s press experienced a newfound freedom. The public had access to a variety of different opinions. […]

Travel writing became popular in the early 20th century, although it has been around in some form since the invention of writing. It is a type of feature writing that often involves humor, personal views, and vivid descriptions. As a travel writer, you are able to express your views on places all around the world. […]

The Greeks contributed many things to journalism including the addition of vowels to the alphabet and the first known Western history in 443 B.C. “The final step in the development of writing was the adoption of an alphabet,” according to our textbook on page 47. The Greek addition of vowels came by about 750 B.C. The […]

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 […]