written on a tablet and posted on a wall after each Senate meeting
in china, early gov-produced news sheets called tipao, were commonly used among court officials during the late Han dynasty (2nd+3rd centuries AD)
btwn 713+714, the kaiyuan za bao (bulletin of the court) of the chinese Tang dynasty published government news; handwritten on silk and read by government officials
1582- privately published news sheets appeared in Beijin, during the late Ming dynasty
corantos
17th century- Europe’s corantos- one page news sheets abt specific events
diurnals- true forerunners of daily newspaper- a term that entered the eng lang by the 1600s
modern
modern newspaper emerges
benjamin’s day- sept 3rd, 1883
issue of NY sun was the first eg of the penny press- cheap, for the masses
medium
medium of the masses
1827: freedom’s journal, the first African American newspaper, was published by John B. Russwurum and the Reverend Samuel Cornish
chicago defender- may 5th, 1905
most influential african american newspaper after the civil war
1883: joseph pulitzer (NY world)
adopted a populist approach and an activist style of coverage (social crusades against “ills” and “evils”
followed by W.R Hearst (SF examiner, NY morning journal) and others
yellow journalism
sensationalist news (disasters, crime, sex)
giant headlines
heavy use of illustrations
reliance on cartoon and colour
newspaper and their audiences
6 in 10 american adults read a daily paper every week, though not necessarily on printed paper
daily print newspaper circulation has reached its lowest since its peak in the 1940s
scope and structure of the newspaper industry
zoned eds
sub-urban and small town dailies
weeklies and semi weeklies
ethnic press
alternative press
newspaper as an advertising medium
advertisers find newspapers’ readers an attractive audience
shift to digital intake
trends and convergence in newspaper publishing
loss of competition
industry has seen a significant decline in competition
convergence with the internet
fear that newspapers wouldn’t compete w the internet very well as readers use online and social media platforms for news
electronic devices
find news sources on smartphones, tablets, and e-readers