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Horace Greely
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Founded the New York Tribune
Also founded the New Yorker -was not making money -decided to be paid to work for whig paper -ended up supporting politicians like presidential candidate Genereal William Henry Harrison Tribune april 10 1841 was met with criticism fear and bribery from the Sun gained a large following quick no sensationalism, High Moral Code poetry and book reviews Socialist editorials |
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Henry Raymond
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Assisted greeley at the tribune
-left to work for the New York Carrier and Enquirer -1855 founded the NEW YORK TIMES -conservative paper -offered choice in a world where newspapers didnt have many -non sensationalist -very clear and concise |
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Benjamin Day
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Brought out the New York Sun
-First Succesffull penny daily -Very sensational -claimed their was life on moon |
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Alexander Hamilton
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The Evening Post
-Federalist |
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James Gordon Bennett
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Founded the New York Herald
-politically neutral -changed the way advertisers used papers -changed copy every day -made stories about sports, fashion, all sorts |
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Why was it different
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Cheap Newspaper
Sensationalist |
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Why did it appeal to people
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Emergence of middle class could buy 1 cent papers
main source of news |
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Tabloid Press
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Sensationalistic
Focused on people and police reports |
