A Short History of Journalism In America

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  1. How did Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty spread news about the British to the newspapers?
  2. When was the AP formed? What does AP stand for?
  3. When was the first Spanish language newspaper published? What was it called?
  4. Who was the first English reporter in the colonies? What was the name of his newsletter?
  5. Why did the number of daily newspapers decrease in the 1980’s?
  6. What was then name of the first daily newspaper? When did it appear?
  7. What began to change the way newspapers were produced in the 1970’s and 1980’s?
  8. What was the name of the first American newspaper? Where was it published?
  9. What began to appear between the years of 1800 and 1830?
  10. How many years after the Declaration of independence was written did it take to approve the first amendment protecting freedom of the press?
  11. What did people start using in the 1950’s for their news?
  12. In 1750 How many weekly newspapers were read in the six most populated colonies?
  13. During the 1930’s and 1940’s when and where were newsreels shown?
  14. Do you think it was important that more than 20 Newspapers printed the full text of the Declaration of Independence just 1 month after it was written? Why?
  15. How did Benjamin Franklin make the Pennsylvania Gazette the best newspaper in the colonies?
  16. What began to compete with newspapers in the 1920’s?
  17. How many daily and weekly newspapers were published between 1910-1914?
  18. What new thing did the New York Herald introduce in 1835?
  19. When was the first printing press made in America? Who made it?
  20. When was the first African American daily newspaper published?
  21. In the 1830’s How did news get carried from distant points?
  22. What did the Massachusetts Spy do that was so important in 1776?
  23. How was news news conveyed to distant points by the mid 1840’s?
  24. Who was the New England Courant published by? What was it the first to do?
  25. How do people get their news today? (1 paragraph, minimum 5 sentences)
  26. How do you think people will get their news in 10-20 years? (1 paragraph, minimum 5 sentences)
  27. What do you think is easier: Reporting news live on TV or Reporting news in a newspaper? Why? (1 paragraph, minimum 5 sentences)