Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Evolution of American Journalism

Written by Alana Halperin
  
          Journalism is about history.  It can be the way we remember how things occurred.  The Bill of Rights protects the freedom of the press and the private business of journalism.  Multiple newspapers were published by Benjamin Franklin.  He was a journalist who became very successful from his publications, like Poor Richard’s Almanack.

          What if people weren't allowed to publish written materials?  Today would be a whole different world if we didn't have newspapers, magazines, or any published information on the internet.  People all around the world wouldn't be informed about the events occurring right around them.  Oscar Wilde once said, "In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs for ever and ever."  This shows that journalism doesn't just go away after a life time, but stays alive forever.


          Early American journalism had a very different way of publishing.  Today we can just click a button a computer screen and have it print hundreds of copies.  In early journalism people had to sit down and hand write every single page of information.  I understand the big differences in journalism over the years.

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