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Eric Scheib
Eric Scheib

The document provides an overview of the history of newspapers from ancient Rome to modern online newspapers. It discusses key events like the development of the printing press, the telegraph enabling faster news transmission, newspapers promoting revolutionary ideas, and adapting to compete with radio, television, and the internet. The objectives are to understand the historic timeline of newspapers and how technologies changed the industry by allowing news to spread more quickly.

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Newspapers always excite curiosity. No one ever lays one down without a feeling of disappointment. Charles Lamb, 1833 "If you want to see television stations panic, go to a town where the newspapers are on strike." Unattributed Most of us probably feel we couldnt be free without newspapers, and that is the real reason we want the newspapers to be free. Edward R Murrow, US broadcast journalist, 1958 The newspapers! Sir, they are the most villainous, licentious, abominable, infernal- Not that I ever read them! No, I make it a rule never to look into a newspaper. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Critic. Act I Scene II Newspapers cannot be defined by the second word -- paper. Theyve got to be defined by the first word -- news. New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberg, Jr. They used to say mans life was a closed book. So it is but its an open newspaper. Finlay Peter Dunne, 1902
History of the Newspaper From the first Roman Newspaper to the Online Newspapers of Today
Objectives In this lesson we will be learning about the history of the newspaper, and how it came to resemble the many forms, and fulfill the many purposes it does today. By the end of todays lesson you should be able to: Have a general sense of a historic timeline Identify key events in the newspapers development Recognize the timeframe in which newspapers were the key, and sometimes only source of news to the public Name and explain how technologies like the telegraph and camera changed the newspaper industry Explain how newspapers adapted to the development of other forms of news media like the radio, television, and internet.
A Brief History of the Newspaper Read the following article written by WAN, the World Association of Newspapers: http://www.wan-press.org/article2821.html
Put the key Events in the Newspapers History in order from 1-5! ___The Roman Acta Diurna , appearing around 59 B.C, is the earliest recorded newspaper. ___Local papers develop in the later half of the 17th century ___The printing press, invented by Johann Gutenberg in 1447, ushered in the era of the modern newspaper. Gutenbergs machine enabled the free exchange of ideas and the spread of knowledge ___1844: Telegraph enables news to travel faster, in a matter of minutes. Pace of information reaching the newspapers increases drastically. ___In the first half of the 17th century, newspapers began to appear as regular and frequent publications. The first modern newspapers were products of western European countries
Put the key Events in the Newspapers History in order from 6-10! ___ Newspapers used in promoting ideas of revolution Russia and Vietnam ___1990s to today: newspapers develop websites and offer online content and subscriptions. ___ Newspaper broadens its scope of coverage to compete with the radio. . ___ 1890 to 1920: The golden age of print media, media barons such as William Randolph Hearst, Joseph Pulitzer, and Lord Northcliffe built huge publishing empires ___ Newspapers print in color and shorter stories to reflect and compete with television coverage
Newspaper Firsts Review the following sites to get a sense of when the most important firsts of newspaper history occurred . A Newspaper Timeline http://www.wan-press.org/article2822.html Worlds Oldest Newspapers http://www.wan-press.org/article2823.html

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The newspaper lesson intro

  • 1. Newspapers always excite curiosity. No one ever lays one down without a feeling of disappointment. Charles Lamb, 1833 "If you want to see television stations panic, go to a town where the newspapers are on strike." Unattributed Most of us probably feel we couldnt be free without newspapers, and that is the real reason we want the newspapers to be free. Edward R Murrow, US broadcast journalist, 1958 The newspapers! Sir, they are the most villainous, licentious, abominable, infernal- Not that I ever read them! No, I make it a rule never to look into a newspaper. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Critic. Act I Scene II Newspapers cannot be defined by the second word -- paper. Theyve got to be defined by the first word -- news. New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberg, Jr. They used to say mans life was a closed book. So it is but its an open newspaper. Finlay Peter Dunne, 1902
  • 2. History of the Newspaper From the first Roman Newspaper to the Online Newspapers of Today
  • 3. Objectives In this lesson we will be learning about the history of the newspaper, and how it came to resemble the many forms, and fulfill the many purposes it does today. By the end of todays lesson you should be able to: Have a general sense of a historic timeline Identify key events in the newspapers development Recognize the timeframe in which newspapers were the key, and sometimes only source of news to the public Name and explain how technologies like the telegraph and camera changed the newspaper industry Explain how newspapers adapted to the development of other forms of news media like the radio, television, and internet.
  • 4. A Brief History of the Newspaper Read the following article written by WAN, the World Association of Newspapers: http://www.wan-press.org/article2821.html
  • 5. Put the key Events in the Newspapers History in order from 1-5! ___The Roman Acta Diurna , appearing around 59 B.C, is the earliest recorded newspaper. ___Local papers develop in the later half of the 17th century ___The printing press, invented by Johann Gutenberg in 1447, ushered in the era of the modern newspaper. Gutenbergs machine enabled the free exchange of ideas and the spread of knowledge ___1844: Telegraph enables news to travel faster, in a matter of minutes. Pace of information reaching the newspapers increases drastically. ___In the first half of the 17th century, newspapers began to appear as regular and frequent publications. The first modern newspapers were products of western European countries
  • 6. Put the key Events in the Newspapers History in order from 6-10! ___ Newspapers used in promoting ideas of revolution Russia and Vietnam ___1990s to today: newspapers develop websites and offer online content and subscriptions. ___ Newspaper broadens its scope of coverage to compete with the radio. . ___ 1890 to 1920: The golden age of print media, media barons such as William Randolph Hearst, Joseph Pulitzer, and Lord Northcliffe built huge publishing empires ___ Newspapers print in color and shorter stories to reflect and compete with television coverage
  • 7. Newspaper Firsts Review the following sites to get a sense of when the most important firsts of newspaper history occurred . A Newspaper Timeline http://www.wan-press.org/article2822.html Worlds Oldest Newspapers http://www.wan-press.org/article2823.html

Editor's Notes

  1. The teacher can invite student to read over quotes of about the newspaper, and comment about which ones are most interesting to them and/or which ones most closely identify with when they think of the newspaper. The teacher can discuss from there what the students know about newspapers. How do they use them. Do they plan an important role in their life?
  2. Teacher introduces the lessons subject
  3. Answers: 1,4,2,5,3
  4. Answers: 7,10,8,6,9 6_ 1890 to 1920: The golden age of print media, media barons such as William Randolph Hearst, Joseph Pulitzer, and Lord Northcliffe built huge publishing empires. 7__ Newspapers used in promoting ideas of revolution Russia and Vietnam 8__ Newspaper broadens its scope of coverage to compete with the radio 9__ Newspapers print in color and shorter stories to reflect and compete with television coverage 10__1990s to today: newspapers develop websites and offer online content and subscriptions