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Early Newspapers and the Rise of Penny Press
The article traces the history from ancient news sheets begun in Rome and China to the birth of daily posting in the Forum, the first printed papers in Europe, and the American penny press led by Benjamin Day. It notes literacy limits, the partisan press, and the shift toward mass circulation beginning in 1883.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seers
Tsing Pao
Peking
B.C
Rome
Senate
Temple of
Ceres
Cicero
Julius Caesar
Acta Diurna
Ti Chau
Peking Gazett
China
Cece
Johann Gutenberg
America
Harvard
John Campbell
Boston
Benjamin Harris
Harris
New York City
Benjamin H. Day
Day