At the dawn of the 17th century, early newspapers began to replace oral news. 10.28.2012 Theory behind...
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A statue of Henry David Thoreau in front of a replica of his cabin in Concord, Massachusetts. Chris...
A traveler reads a newspaper. AP Photo/Julio Cortez Researchers set out across four cities to ask the...
Let us remember we are not only participating in history, but also potentially creating it. By Dale...
The fact that these were kept secret during the Obama administration is cause for great concern. (Photo:...
Dr. Benjamin Rush The first attacks on Rush followed the outbreak of a devastating yellow fever epidemic...
Jefferson’s faith in free presses was ultimately faith in the people with a moral sensibility sufficient to...
Photo by Jon S, Flickr, Creative Commons Among all Americans, only a third (33%) agree the news...
It can be hard to fathom the society-altering impact the new printed image had when it first...
The censorship board. George Creel is seated at far right. Harris & Ewing/Library of Congress An executive...
Horace Greeley, between about 1860 and 1865. Credit: National Archives and Records Administration It’s easy to think...
Various aspects needed to be considered when understanding harassment online / Image by Willowbl00, Wikimedia Commons The...
Getty Images The deadly shooting at a Maryland newspaper is a reminder that some Americans have come...
German journalist and novelist Theodor Fontane. Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Petra S. McGillen / 04.,05.2017 Assistant Professor of...
Illustration showing a printing press designed in 1850 by Hippolyte Marinoni and called L’Universelle (the Universal) /...
One of the most notorious fake news websites in the United States published a fake news story...
At the time of his inauguration, George Washington was described in almost universally glorified terms by the national presses....