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What was the Publick Occurences?
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-The first American newspaper.
-shut down by the British after one issue. -Made all of the colonies want to revolt even more. |
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What was the Boston Newsletter?
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-The first successful American newspaper
- Came out every week and was front and back -British basically ran the paper. |
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Who was John Peter Zenger?
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-He ran the Anti-British article in his printing press.
-Britain burned it down, and put him in jail. -The court ruled that he had the right to free speech. |
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Who was Benjamin Day?
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-Opened the Penny Press, and wrote stories that interested the middle class.
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Who was Joseph Pulitzer?
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-Published the color comic sections, called the Yellow Kid, where he made fun of the other newspapers.
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Who was Nelly Bly?
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-An investigative Journalist
-Most famous for her world-round trip in an air-balloon. |
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Who was Matthew Brady?
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-Took pictures of the civil war.
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