A Brief history about history of presses in UK & USA

1. HISTORY OF PRESS IN UK AND
USA
AFEEFUREHMAN VALIYAT
UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT

2. UNITED KINGDOM(UK)
 1476- Williom Contex introduced in first
pressnin England
 1665- Oxford Gazette stared publishing, it was
the first truly newspaper in UK. In 17th century
news and information were passed along via
pamphlet, newssheet, or posters.
 1702 March 11- fist daily newspaper DIALY
COURANT started publishing in London.
Published by Edward Mallet.
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3. THE OXFORD GAZZETTE

4. 19TH CENTURY
 This century is known as the “golden age of
newspaper”
 In 1885- Stamp Act passed in British govrnment. It
helps to beginlot of newspapers. This act helps to
reduce the price of newspaper when newspaper
available cheaply.
 In this century newspapers started including the
advertisements, then it cause the reduce the price
of newspapers.

5. 20TH CENTURY
 Many newspapers emerged this century
 Many publications are started daily.
 Most cities have their own privately published
papers that circulating weakly.
 The formats of newspaper changed.
 News paper combine or discuses serious news with
large section devoted to celebrities like The Daily
Mail. Which is still popular purpose.

6. .
 In 1915The Daily Mail started “Taddy Tail”. It was the first
comic strip in newspaper.
 In 1924 The Sunday Express published its first puzzle
that is crown word puzzle.

7. UNITED STATE OF AMERICA (USA)
 1690 September 25 first American newspaper
Public Occurrence was start published.
- immediately shut down, because it has no license.
- It have 4 pages
- Three sheets are stationary size.
- Last page of newspaper was blank and this blank
space readers can write their own news.

8. PUBLIC OCCURENS

9. 1800S
 In this time 100s of newspapers started publication
 But its are situated in partisan.
 1833 – Benjamin Day opened the New York Sun and
crated penny press.
- It is a cheap paper, large printing.
- They still for working class and then very popular.
 In 1851 New York Times started publication.
-It is the first quality reporting and writing newspaper.

10. THE CIVIL WAR
 This time many newspapers are used inverted
pyramid style.
 Technical advance used.
 Reporters are used telegraph for sharin information
in the war area.

11. YELLOW KID

12. .
 1890s- “Yellow Journalism”
- Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst started
Yellow Journalism.
- J. Pulitzer started comic strip “The Yellow Kid”

13. 20TH CENTURY
 The newspaper thrived in mid 20th century but
advent of Radio, TV and internet decrease
circulation of newspapers.
 In this century value of newspapers increased
- The value of newspaper journalism is perhaps best
– demonstrate by the water gate scandal.
- Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein investigate
scandal.
 Competition Increase.