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History of Journalism
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Undergraduate 4
03/02/2011

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Franklin Brothers
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James created New England Courant against colonial government. Benjamin wrote Silence Dogood letters and started the Pennslyvania Gazette.
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Anna and Peter Zenger
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J started NY Weekly Journal and was tried and aqcuitted for libel. Anna continued publishing while he was in jail.
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Benjamin Day
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Began New York Sun and the Penny Press.
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Horatio David Sheppard
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Boston Morning Post
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Horace Greeley
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New York Tribune, promoted Communitarian thinking.
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James Gordon Bennett
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New York Morning Herald. Invented journalistic interview. mixed news and entertainment.
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Henry Raymond
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New York Times
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John Louis O'Sullivan
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Editor of US Magazine, and coined "Manifest Destiny"
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Fredrick Douglass
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Best known black man. Started abolitionist North Star.
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Elijah Lovejoy
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Former minister. Martyr for antislavery cause.
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Nellie Bly
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Investigative female journalist
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Volney Palmer
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Opened the first advertising agency.
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E. W. Scripps
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Encouraged "personal Journalism" created 1st newspaper chain. Began the United Press International wire service.
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Al Schull
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Eyes/ears of people
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George Creel
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investigative journalist hired by Wilson as part of CPI mission to disseminate war facts
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Walter Lippman
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wrote editorial page for NY world and professed objectivity
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