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19th-century American newspaper founders (1 C, 117 P) Pages in category "19th-century American newspaper publishers (people)" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 438 total.
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Pages in category "19th-century American newspaper editors" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 552 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
19th-century newspaper publishers (people) (2 C, 28 P) ... Template:Newspaper publishers (people) by nationality and century category header This page was last ...
The Newspaper: An International History (1979), 192pp; well illustrated; Starr, Paul. The Creation of the Media: Political origins of Modern Communications (2004), far ranging history of all forms of media in 19th and 20th century US and Europe; Pulitzer prize excerpt and text search; Stephens, Mitchell. A History of News (3rd ed. 2006)
This was the most significant newspaper of the first half of the 19th century, but from around 1860 there were a number of more strongly competitive titles, each differentiated by its political biases and interests. In 1802 and 1815 the tax on newspapers was increased to three pence and then four pence.
Newspapers in all major countries became much more important in the 19th century because of a series of technical, business, political, and cultural changes. High-speed presses and cheap wood-based newsprint made large circulations possible. The rapid expansion of elementary education meant a vast increase in the number of potential readers.
Key objects in the collection include: The financial scandal of the 1720s, the South Sea bubble, with reports in the Weekly Journal or Saturday’s Post of how Parliament decided that if they left the country, the directors of the South Sea company "shall suffer death as a felon without benefit of clergy and forfeit to the King all his Lands, Goods and Chattels whatsoever."