The invention of the printing press brought in the beggining of true newspapers. The press allowed ideas to be shared freely and quickly. The spread of knowledge was much easier. Newsletters gave the merchant class news about trade and commerce.
Newspapers In Early 17th Century
In the early 1600's newspappers started to be regular and frequent publications. Western European countries, like Germany,France, and Britain, began the first modern newspapers. These newspapers had more information about the corruptness and evil in other countries than new of the their own country. The first regularly published newspaper in Europe was Avisa Relation oder Zeitung, from Germany.
America's first Newspaper
America's first newspaper was published in Boston. It's name was Publick Occurrences. It was published without authority and was not allowed to continue. All of the copies were destroyed and the publisher was arrested. The first succesful American newspaper did not come about until fourteen years later.
The first African American periodical was Freedom's Journal, founded by Samuel Cornish and John B. Russwarm. Many of the African American papers spoke for liberation and rights, demonstrated racial pride, and informed readers of events affecting the African American community.
In the 1850's the first large and powerful printing presses were invented, allowing ten thousand complete newspapers to be printed in one hour. Also during this time the first pictorial weekly newspapers were founded. These pictures were usually made from wooden ingravings of an artist's sketch.
Newspapers numbered about one for every two adults before the 1940's. After the rise of television, newspaper numbers dropped to one for every three This may not seem like a big drop but it is. However the rise of television did not end the popularity of the newspaper.
Hillcrest Middle School's newspaper's, the Falcon Flyer, first edition was released September 2008!! Mr. Herold taught the first newspaper class at Hillcrest. The paper is looking good and has a bright future.