History of American Journalism Timeline

History of American Journalism Timeline

Dec 15, 1791

First Printing Press of America
Isaac Doolittle of Connecticut builds the first printing press made from American soil.

History of American Journalism Timeline

Sep 3, 1833

Steam-driven Printing Press
Jonas Booth invents a steam printing press, soon making the mechanical process of printing newspapers less costly.

History of American Journalism Timeline

Jun 6, 1835

First Edition of the New York Sun
The cheap paper was sold for a fraction of the cost of all earlier newspapers and as soon it attracts a much wider audience by ca the interests of New York City's goes up.

History of American Journalism Timeline

Apr 10, 1841

First Edition of the New York Herald
Bennett will introduce a number of innovations that will revolutionize the American news industry.

History of American Journalism Timeline

Jun 24, 1844

First Edition of the New York Tribune
Horace Greeley issues the first edition of the New York Tribune.

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Dec 19, 1883

First Baseball Box Score
The first baseball box score appears in the New York Clipper, the box score allows newspapers across the country to provide summaries of baseball games to a growing national audience.

History of American Journalism Timeline

Dec 19, 1887

Joseph Pulitzer Acquires the New York World
Joseph Pulitzer acquires the New York World from Jay for $346,000.

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Dec 19, 1895

William Randolph Hearst and the San Francisco Examiner.

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Dec 19, 1897

William Randolph Hearst Acquires the New York Morning Journal.
He transform the Morning Journal into a penny paper, modeled after James Gordon Bennett's New York Herald, and rename it the New York Journal in 1896.

History of American Journalism Timeline

Feb 15, 1898

First Color Sunday Funnies
The New York Journal, owned by William Randolph Hearst, publishes the first color Sunday funny papers.