The Penny Press In The 1800's

In 1846, a man named Richard Hoe invented the steam cylinder rotary press. This new innovation in technology made the process of newspaper printing both fast and low cost. The steam cylinder rotary press along with the telegraph made the collection and distribution of news faster that ever thought possible, which led to the formation of the Associated Press in 1846. Gathering information by wire, newspaper publishers from around the nation were able to work cooperatively, which facilitated in the emergence of major metropolitan newspapers, containing national and international events. These major metropolitan newspapers, such as Horace Greeley’s Tribune, and James Gordon Bennett’s Herald, were available in the larger Northeast cities and even circulated far beyond the cities because of the steam rotary press’s speed and low cost efficiency. The availability of national and world news was an important factor in unifying Americans across the union however; the major newspapers were located in the North. Southern newspapers generally had very small budgets and could not reach the masses like their Northern counterparts, which means Southern newspapers had little or no impact outside of their own communities. This new rise in journalism also proved to be a factor that reinforced the South’s sense of insecurity within the

Colonial paper money is perhaps one of the most fascinating aspects of colonial America in the 1700s. The lack of specie in the colonies is a well documented phenomenon and, in New England it’s effect was heavy, and led to the issuance of paper money. This paper will investigate the successful implementation of paper currency as endogenous money to grow colonial money supply and stimulate economic activity in the early American economy. Additionally this paper will argue loss of faith in the governments backing the paper bills, as opposed to a shock to the money supply was the rationale for inflation of colonial New England currency. New England colonial paper currency will be the predominant focus, but this paper will also examine the Pennsylvania pound. New England colonial currency experienced a considerable amount of inflation in the latter years of 1740. This can be attributed in part to large amounts of paper money issuance and the funding of King George’s War. Alternatively, this essay will argue that the bulk of the inflation experienced was due to a loss in faith of the governments backing.

Before the founding of America newspapers were local and worked for their own agenda. With the unfair taxes and acts that were passed by Parliament the nation needed to create a unity in the colonies. Colonies formed Committees of Correspondence to keep each other informed of the resistance efforts throughout the colonies. Newspapers reprinted the tales of the protests and actions against Britain. This created American propaganda to obtain fair treatment from Britain. The greatest time that the newspapers came together to inform the colonies of the Boston Massacre. Being the biggest piece of propaganda at the time, the massacre lead to more colonists believing that they could be a part of a bigger political community and was one of the turning points in American History that lead to the independence of the country from British rule.

Most people received primary education and were able to read newspapers, causing more and more people involved with the political world through newspapers. Some newspapers were biased and only provided favorable attention to a certain campaigner (Doc.F). A lot of people who read the same newspaper thought the same way and would agree with whatever the newspaper would say. The people would one day like a candidate, but after reading an article people suddenly believed that change should be favored over a decent president (Doc. F). To resolve such biased views, there was an increase in the variety of newspapers that were sold between 1775 and 1835 (Doc.G).

<br>Newspapers combat individualism by allowing numerous readers to be exposed to the same thoughts and ideas. There is a shared relationship between newspapers and associations: newspapers aid in the formation of associations, and associations use newspapers as a means of communicating their thoughts and ideas. When there is a notion shared by many individuals, but not

Easy conveyance of information and beliefs influenced the colonies to unite with others’ movement and share ideals

This paper will attempt to explain how the telegraph contributed to the development of mass media.

The Printing Press is known as one of the most influential event of the Renaissance. The printing press is an apparatus that applies pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium (such as paper or cloth), which then transfers the ink to the paper. This machine was generally used for texts(words and writing). The development of the Renaissance by the Printing press had a significant impact in that it allowed to easily keep records, develop better education, and efficiently mass produce things.

Joseph Pulitzer owned the Journal and William Randolph Hearst owned the World. One day, they were discussing means to make more money and increase profits. Ideas were thrown back and forth. Including laying people off, lowering wages, and even firing people whose jobs were not important. Until they came under the conclusion to increase the tax of a ¨newsie bundle,¨ or 100 papers, from 50¢ to 60¢. The newsies could hardly pay for the papers as is. They knew they had to do something about it, so that's when the newsies took matters into their own

A newspaper would show future generations what was going on in the world and what was important at the time.

Mass media allowed Americans to hear news as it was occurring and to hear news from across the country. “Radio drew the nation together by bringing news, entertainment, and advertisements to more than 10 million households by 1929. Radio blunted regional differences and imposed similar tastes and lifestyles. No other media had the power to create heroes and villains so quickly.” (Digital History). Another aspect of American culture that radios allowed to grow was the rise of celebrities and heroes. People were able to hear about the events that were occurring all over the nation involving famous individuals. It was the first time in American history where the most famous and well-known citizens were not politicians or war heroes. “One way to measure America’s shift away from a hero-oriented stance to an embrace of celebrity was...to survey the biographical articles that appeared in The Saturday Evening Post and Collier… after 1922 over half came from the world of entertainment: sports figures like Joe Louis and Babe Ruth, and movie stars such as Gloria Swanson and Charlie Chaplin.” (OAH Magazine of History). Because these rising stars were not famous for their role in politics or war, they inspired Americans to work hard to achieve their dreams. This created a society of hardworking determined

Many historians have come to believe that with an increase to mass communication, whether that is the invention of the newspaper or the internet news travels faster than its predecessor. For example, receiving

Newspapers and other forms of news are very vital communication methods in the world today. The goal of news is to sell us their ideas by being biased and talking about how their idea is best. News can give us biased information although, the viewer could do further research on the

The printing press helped a lot through the renaissance time and even after that. Gutenberg helped spread the word of Martin Luther and his ideas and the knowledge of the world

Newspapers played a critical role after the American Revolution. Journalists criticized the Articles of Confederation and showed how worthless the American dollar was. Even though the Freedom of the Press was issued in the constitution, it was soon shut down with the implement of Sedition Act of 1798. Restrictions on the press were put in place. It was illegal, “to write, print, utter or publish, or cause it to be done, or assist in it, any false, scandalous, and malicious writing against the government of the United States (constitution.org). Many people disliked it and the Sedition Act was pronounced unconstitutional in 1832. This was the beginning of the “Fourth Estate” which means the press watching over the government like a watchdog.