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Book

12 great moments that changed newspaper history

Call Number

  • J 071 FROM (CEN)

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Publication Information

North Mankato MN : 12-Story Library, an imprint of Peterson Publishing Company, c2015.

Physical Description

32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Contents

  • The first US newspaper lasts just one edition
  • Penny presses grow in popularity
  • The telegraph spreads news quickly
  • The Clipper perfects the baseball box score
  • Nellie Bly pioneers stunt reporting
  • Coverage of the Maine sparks a war
  • Columbia opens its school of journalism
  • Newspapers cover the Stock Market crash
  • A Chicago paper picks the wrong president
  • The press publishes the Pentagon Papers
  • Investigative journalism unravels a presidency
  • Newspapers go digital.

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