Newspapers in Early United States History - Benjamin Rush, Richard Hoe, New York Herald, New York Tribune

Largely based on my notes from my Introduction to Mass Media class at Stony Brook University

Urban, Literate

Two of the reasons that a “consumer revolution” developed in the United States was that there were a rising amount of people living in______areas, and that there was a rise in the rates of people who were_______

Postal, Informed, Knowledge, Pay Postage

Benjamin Rush believed that the______system should help keep citizens______by spreading________, particularly through newspapers. Therefore, he advocated for their ability to circulate without them having to________

Postal Service Act of 1792

Act that played a pivotal role in organizing and formalizing the US postal service. This act created many rules and regulations regarding it, one of the major ones among several being that the government cannot open personal mail in most instances. This helped establish an early principle that the government should not open citizens' correspondence for surveillance. In addition, it admitted newspapers into the mail at extremely low rates, and codified the presumption that congress retains control over postal policy.

Printing Press, Rotary, Speed, Printing, Flatbled

Richard Hoe is known for patenting a_________with_________movement in 1847. It’s cylindrical design dramatically increased the________of_________in comparison to previous_____presses.

Large, Continuous, Automatically Fed

William Bullock improved on Richard Hoe’s design by allowing for______,______rolls of paper to be________ through the rollers, allowing for even greater printing speeds and efficiency.

New York Tribune

The___________was the first newspaper to use Richard Hoe’s improved printing press in the 1870s.

Temperate, Serious, Intellectual, Moral Standards

The New York Tribune was unlike most “penny press” newspapers in that it presented a more_________and______style of reporting, giving it a more_______appeal and allowing them to portray themselves as a paper that had high__________

Helen Jewett, Prostitute, Sensationalized

The murder of_________in April 1836, who worked as a__________, led to heavily_________news stories about her death.

New York Herald, Question And Answer, Human Interest

James Gordon Bennett founded the___________, who in interviews in stories like the Helen Jewett murder used a_________method, and was also notable for putting greater emphasis on ________stories in his paper.