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First accredited correspondents- General Tecumseh Sherman first thought of this to prevent spies
fist military censors- every story went through the military first to prevent the enemy from gaining valuable information
first summary leads- the first paragraph should tell all the most important information
inverted pyramid writing style- the most important information first, the lesser details later in the story
concise writing- happened as a result for the demand of the inverted pyramid writing style, bulletins and the summary lead.
bulletins
artists- No way to transfer photographs to newsprint, artists would carve a wood relief of battlefields and camps. |
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| Started the first weekly news magazine in the colonies, the "Niles Weekly Register". His newspaper had very accurate and objective writing. He did not accept any advertisements in his paper, did not endorse or oppose any political candidate. He began news briefs. |
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| He owned the "New York Sun", which was the first penny press newspaper. Circulation soared because it was affordable to the masses. First paper to employ boys to make paper home-deliveries. |
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| He was an independent advertiser for the "Boston Gazette" and "Journal of Occurrences" . The "Journal" printed criticism of the British troops and government |
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