lecture 4 Flashcards
what was the acta diurna?
a makeshift news letter during julius caesar’s time that was posted after each meeting of the roman senate.
what were corantos?
one page sheets about specific events about the seven years war that were printed in holland and shipped to england.
what are broadsides/broadsheets?
single, large sheet announcements.
who was benjamin harris?
he published a broadsheet in 1690 in new england called “public occurrences:both foreign and domestic.”
who started the pennsylvania gazette?
ben franklin
what kept newspaper companies afloat in the colonies?
the ability to let people put ads in the paper.
who was john peter zenger?
a journalist that was tried for libel against william cosby(governor), and was eventually acquitted because he was telling the truth about the corrupt governor.
who created the the new england courant?
james franklin
“the jungle”
upton sinclair (pure food and drug act)
jacob rhys
how the other half lives
the octopus-frank norris
the story of california and corrupt monopolies
the history of standard oil
ida tarbell
lewis hine
child labor
