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NEWSPAPER HISTORY
The first American newspaper, Publick Occurances, was started with the intent of “curing, or at least charming, of that spirit of lying which prevails ..." in Massachusetts colony. It was suppressed after the first issue.
The editor of an early Boston newspaper organized public meeting and demonstrations in favor of forming a United States with a Constitution. It is believed that his activities did much to cause Massachusetts to ratify the Constitution.
An early patriot editor carried legal government notices in his> newspaper free of charge, refusing to accept payment until finally George Washington thanked him for his generosity to the fledgling government and insisted that he _ accept-pay_
The< first newspaper in the American colonies told its readers, “It’ is designed that the Countrey shall be' furnished once a moneth (or if any Glut * or Occurences
'of Bueif consideraiold fthingsr a*' have arrived unto our Notice.” * The first printing press was imported into this country in 1639.
The first daily in the United States appeared in Philadelphia in 1784.
Many early colonial printers and editors conducted “general stores” in connection with their newsJ paper plants.
The Boston tea party was planned in the back room of the Boston Gazette.
The Boston News-Letter, first successful American newspaper, had a circulation of 300 after 15 years of publishing in 1719.
Colonial newspapers were the mainstay of the movement for independence.
At the end of the American Revelation there mere 4S newepepere In the eoknlee.
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