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The printed periodical press, the oldest mass medium in this atlas, from the first printed weeklies of the early seventeenth century through the mass-circulation dailies that made journalism an industry and a profession. The newspaper built the working vocabulary of news itself: the headline, the correspondent, the editorial, the front page.

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Origin Year
1605 1
1605 is the conventional date of Johann Carolus's Relation in Strasbourg, widely counted the first printed newspaper; handwritten newsletters and printed news pamphlets circulated earlier.
Origin
The German-language Relation, printed from 1605 by Johann Carolus in Strasbourg, is often recognized as the first newspaper. 1
Place of Origin
Strasbourg, then a free city of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation 1
Primary Format
A periodical publication containing written information about current events. 1
Typical Distribution
Funded and distributed through a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales and advertising revenue. 1
Primary Format
Hybrid 2
Distribution Mode
Physical 2
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Founded as a newspaper cooperative; now serves every news medium.

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Edwin Brady, Figures
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Elmano Cardim, Figures
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Additional Source Newspaper (Wikipedia)The Sun (New York City), Founding
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Hrant Dink, Figures
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Ida B. Wells, Figures

Pioneering investigative journalist publishing anti-lynching exposes in the newspaper medium in the 1890s.

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Jules Dubois, Figures
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Nellie Bly, Figures
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Norman Chad, Figures
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Reuters, Organizations

The wire services grew up serving newspapers and now serve every news medium.

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Built one of the largest newspaper chains in American history, pioneering sensationalized reporting in the newspaper medium.

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Gatekeeping, Concepts
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Photojournalism, Concepts

Photojournalism reaches readers through newspapers as well as magazines; the concept already sits in the photography and magazines media.

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TASS, Organizations
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1. Wikipedia
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  • Origin Year: 1605
  • Origin: The German-language Relation, printed from 1605 by Johann Carolus in Strasbourg, is often recognized as the first newspaper.
  • Place of Origin: Strasbourg, then a free city of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation
  • Primary Format: A periodical publication containing written information about current events.
  • Typical Distribution: Funded and distributed through a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales and advertising revenue.
2. Newspaper (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint).
  • Lead, primary format
    Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers
  • Newspaper, Overview section
    Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue.
  • Lead section
    The German-language Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien, printed from 1605 onwards by Johann Carolus in Strasbourg in the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, is often recognized as the first newspaper.
  • Early development section
    The German-language Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien, printed from 1605 onwards by Johann Carolus in Strasbourg in the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, is often recognized as the first newspaper.
  • Newspaper, Early development (Europe) section
    printed from 1605 onwards by Johann Carolus in Strasbourg in the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, is often recognized as the first newspaper.
  • Associated With: Founding of the New York Sun, The Sun (New York City), Founding
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A Social History of the Media
Asa Briggs and Peter Burke, Polity Press, 2009
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
  • Associated With: Joseph Pulitzer
  • Associated With: Nellie Bly
  • Associated With: Reuters
  • Associated With: Associated Press
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Ezriel Carlebach (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Ezriel Carlebach, Lead, first sentence
Quote, Associated With: Ezriel Carlebach, Lead, first sentence
was a leading journalist and editorial writer during the period of Jewish settlement in Mandatory Palestine and during the early days of the state of Israel
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Hrant Dink (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Hrant Dink, Lead, second sentence
Quote, Associated With: Hrant Dink, Lead, second sentence
As editor-in-chief of the bilingual Turkish-Armenian newspaper Agos
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Julian Assange (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Julian Assange, Lead, WikiLeaks publications
Quote, Associated With: Julian Assange, Lead, WikiLeaks publications
a report on political killings in Kenya with The Sunday Times
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Jules Dubois (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Jules Dubois, Lead sentence [associated-with]
Quote, Associated With: Jules Dubois, Lead sentence [associated-with]
was a Latin America correspondent for the Chicago Tribune (1947-1966)
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Herbert Matthews (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Herbert Matthews, Lead and career sections
Quote, Associated With: Herbert Matthews, Lead and career sections
Herbert Lionel Matthews (January 10, 1900, July 30, 1977) was a reporter and editorialist for The New York Times
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Abelardo Raidi (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Abelardo Raidi, Career
Quote, Associated With: Abelardo Raidi, Career
first at El Universal and later at El Nacional
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Richard Moore (journalist) (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Richard Moore (journalist), Wikipedia article text [associated-with]
Quote, Associated With: Richard Moore (journalist), Wikipedia article text [associated-with]
Moore has contributed to Rouleur Magazine, Scotland on Sunday, The Herald, Sunday Herald, The Guardian, Sunday Times, and The Scotsman
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Anthony Holden (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Anthony Holden, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Associated With: Anthony Holden, Wikipedia article text
he was on the staff of The Sunday Times
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Jane Stafford (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Jane Stafford, Lead, syndicated column
Quote, Associated With: Jane Stafford, Lead, syndicated column
She wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column called
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Elmano Cardim (Portuguese Wikipedia)
Associated With: Elmano Cardim, Biography, career at the Jornal do Commercio
Quote, Associated With: Elmano Cardim, Biography, career at the Jornal do Commercio
Integrou-se, em 1909, na equipe do Jornal do Commercio, do Rio de Janeiro
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Jane Swisshelm (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Jane Swisshelm, Activism and newspaper writing
Quote, Associated With: Jane Swisshelm, Activism and newspaper writing
Swisshelm founded the newspaper Saturday Visiter [sic] in 1847.
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Ernesto Teodoro Moneta (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Lead, editorship of Il Secolo
Quote, Associated With: Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Lead, editorship of Il Secolo
he was editor of the Milan democratic paper Il Secolo
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Kris Rampersad (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Kris Rampersad, Biography
Quote, Associated With: Kris Rampersad, Biography
She started her career as a freelance journalist at the San Fernando office of the Trinidad Guardian
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David Callahan (Wikipedia)
Associated With: David Callahan, Career, Inside Philanthropy
Quote, Associated With: David Callahan, Career, Inside Philanthropy
Callahan launched the news website Inside Philanthropy in early 2014.
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Norman Chad (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Norman Chad, Biography [associated-with]
Quote, Associated With: Norman Chad, Biography [associated-with]
For 12 years, Chad made NFL predictions against the spread in his syndicated column
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Pentagon Papers (Wikipedia)
Media Entries: Pentagon Papers, Lead: in-medium
Quote, Media Entries: Pentagon Papers, Lead: in-medium
it was made public on the front page of The New York Times starting on June 13, 1971
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Xinhua News Agency (Wikipedia)
Media Entries: Xinhua News Agency, History
Quote, Media Entries: Xinhua News Agency, History
In 1957, Xinhua switched from a journal format to a newspaper format.
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TASS (Wikipedia)
Media Entries: TASS, History, 1925: TASS
Quote, Media Entries: TASS, History, 1925: TASS
the central agency of the Soviet government for news collection and distribution for all Soviet newspapers, radio and television stations
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Edwin Brady (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Edwin Brady, Career
Quote, Associated With: Edwin Brady, Career
He was the editor of the Australian Workman, Sydney's first trade union newspaper, in 1891-92.
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The Guardian, Wikipedia
Media Entries: The Guardian, Article lead sentence
Quote, Media Entries: The Guardian, Article lead sentence
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
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The Wall Street Journal (Wikipedia)
Media Entries: The Wall Street Journal, Article lead sentence
Quote, Media Entries: The Wall Street Journal, Article lead sentence
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), commonly known as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
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Ripley's Believe It or Not! (Wikipedia)
Media Entries: Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Lead
Quote, Media Entries: Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Lead
Originally a newspaper panel, the Believe It or Not feature proved popular and was later adapted into a wide variety of formats, including radio, film, television, comic books, a chain of museums, and a book-series.
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Dewey Defeats Truman, Wikipedia
Media Entries: Dewey Defeats Truman, Lead
Quote, Media Entries: Dewey Defeats Truman, Lead
"Dewey Defeats Truman" was an erroneous banner headline on the front page of the earliest editions of the Chicago Daily Tribune on November 3, 1948, the day after Harry S.
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