Journalism - an expose

Question 1

When did newspapers begin?

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Answer 1

• Newspapers in America date to the late 160Os,
• Not until the 182Os did leading urban dailies even begin to hire reporters to gather news
• Rise of commercially minded penny papers in the 183Os

Question 2

When was the first Newspaper Article

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Answer 2

• Some credit James Gordon Bennett in 1836
• Others credit Horace Greeley in 1859
• Practice was widely unknown as late as 1860