History of Mass Communication 1. Flashcards
Acta Diurna
59BC
Ancient Rome
Dibao (Palace Reports)
270AD
Ancient China
Who invented the Gutenberg Press?
Johannes Gutenberg
What year was the Gutenberg Press invented?
1456
Who invented a steam powered press?
Fredrich Koenig
Who developed the Rotary Press?
Richard March Hoe
What year was the Rotary Press developed?
1846
What year did Avvisi emerge?
1500
In whose era did the Avvisi suffer censorship?
Pope Pius V
In what year did the Avvisi suffer censorship?
1570
What was Johann Carolus’ newsletter called?
Relation
In what year did the Relation become a newspaper?
1609
Who published the first African newspaper?
Nicolas Lambert
What year did Nicolas Lambert publish his newspaper?
1773
The first newspaper on the continent appeared where?
Mauritius
What two newspapers did Sir Charles McCarthy introduce?
Gold Coast Gazette
Commercial Intelligencer
The first local owned newspaper was introduced in what year?
1858
What was the name of the first indigenously owned newspaper?
The Accra Herald
Which people introduced the first local newspaper?
The Bannerman Brothers
Kwame Nkrumah introduced what newspaper?
The Accra Evening News
What year was the Daily Graphic introduced?
1950
Nnamdi Azikiwe created what newspaper?
West African Pilot
JB Danquah is credited for establishing what newspaper?
West Africa Times
