The document provides various fun facts about the history and progression of newspapers, including that the San Francisco Examiner is the oldest publication in that city beginning in 1887, the first tabloid sized newspaper was the Daily Mirror in 1903, and in 1833 the New York Sun began selling newspapers for one cent launching the "Penny Press." It also notes that technology changed newspapers with the introduction of photography and various design elements that newspapers utilized including consistent fonts, equal spacing between elements, and inclusion of photographs or graphics on each page.

1. + Fun Fact:
The San Francisco
Examiner is the city‟s
oldest
publication, beginning
in 1887.
Fun Fact:
The first tabloid sized
newspaper, the Daily
Mirror, was published
in 1903.
Newspaper Progression
Keeping up with websites:
info-photographics and entry points

2. Fun Fact:
+ In 1833 The New York
Sun began selling for
one cent, thus
beginning the “Penny
Press.”
The (photo)graph(ic)
changed newspapers
forever.

4. + Where newspapers started
The New York Times continues one of
the most popular newspapers in the
world.
Why do you think it was
designed this way?
Fun Fact: Post-och Inrikes Tidningar is the oldest surviving publication, having first printed in 1645.
It is the official newspaper for the Swedish government.

5. Fun Fact:
Post-och Inrikes Tidningar
is the oldest surviving
publication, having first
printed in 1645. It is the
official newspaper for the
Swedish government.
Reason:
+ Technology

6. Entry Points:
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7. Entry Points:
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8. Entry Points:
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New York Times Print
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10. + Fun Fact:
„Morgue‟ in the newspaper
industry means „archive.‟ The
New York Times started the
first “morgue” in 1860.
Other important stuff…

11. +
Important Design Elements
 Consistent fonts:  Equal spacing
 Newspapers should have a  Very rare occasions allow un
specific font for these elements: even spacing. The pica is the
 Hedline font general unit of space between all
newspaper design elements.
 Sub-hedline font
 Kicker font
 [Photo]graph[ic]
 Cutline font
 Every page should have some
 Byline font sort of main art above the
Variations of the fonts may be used for each. fold, no matter what it might be
you must break up text.

12. + Fun Fact:
The first whole page
newspaper ad ran for the
American department
store John Wanamaker‟s
I’m here to help! in 1879.
Any questions? Fun Fact:
In 1877 the first weather
report map was published
in Australia.
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