COM 107 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Yellow Journalism, Investigative Journalism, The New York Times
13 Feb 2016
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Less papers and less readers as the internet plays a part. First orally, then printed once printing press built. First np- publick occurrences banned after first issue, negative tone on british rule. Colonial newspapers took weeks to ship, not timely. Political or commericial: political (aka partisan press) published plan of the particular pol, commericial press served business leaders interested in group that subsidized paper. Mechanical press steam press (4k papers an hour) Penny papers competed with 6 cent papers: new york sun. Initiated wave of human-interest stories news accounts that focus on daily trials of human condition featuring extraordinary challenges. First to assign reporters to cover crime and local news. 6 papers form associated press (1848: first major news wire service com organizations that relayed news across country using telegraph/radio waves yellow journalism human interest stories, crime, large headlines, more readable copy. Dramatic stories, detective stories (first investigative journalism) Prehistoric creatures roaming, womens pages, advice columns.
