The document summarizes the history of journalism from early community discussions and newspapers reprinting foreign stories to modern developments. Key events include the invention of the telegraph enabling faster news transmission in the 19th century, the development of radio and television broadcasting in the early 20th century bringing news to the public through new mediums, and important Supreme Court cases establishing freedom of the press despite attempts to restrict it. Investigative journalism rose to prominence in the 1970s covering political scandals like Watergate.