Historical records, Business records, Records of accomplishment

Sumerians devise system for preserving records; signs and symbols pressed into wet clay tablets and baked in the sun.

Egyptians used reeds found along Nile river; rolled into scrolls became portable

First systematic attempt to collect and distribute information.

Animal skin parchment developed and was called velum; Chinese develop,paper from wood pulp

Chinese developed longest continuing information program on record.

China the eldest preserved book printed with wood block printing

Wood Block printing begins in Europe.

Gutenberg invents the printing press.

William Caxton exported first printing press to Europe

Every major city in Europe has printing press; people think for themselves and share knowledge.

Jamestown settlement; published news from Virginia

Pilgrims came to Plymouth

"Cradle of American Journalism" established Harvard University; established grammar school.

First press in colonies

Published Areopagitica; best known of the great plans for a free press.

First advertising messages

Benjamin Harris; first American newspaper. Lasted one issue and was banned

First continuous newspaper; John Campbell

William Broular

Theories of liberty, freedom of expression; in great demand in the Colonies. Influenced revolution

Actually gave readers what they wanted

Ben Franklin

Most Americans have access to some journal of information

Editor, Massachusetts spy; leader of underground movement

New York Gazettier

Common sense; crisis papers; voice of the Revoloution

First daily newspaper

First paper west of Appalachian Mountains

Most important editorial campaign in American history; supported constitution 85 articles written by various important leaders

Modern news magazine

We began to see government reporting of war

Government pays for notices; kept papers a float

Federal finds to establish national news service

Spanish brought printing press to the Americas

Oldest preserved report of current event; storm and earthquake

First frequent monthly publication

First regular periodical

Oldest known preserved copy of regularly published news sheet

News sheets in various forms appear all over Europe.

First daily news paper in the world.

Oldest known continuously running newspaper

Henry VIII takes control of the press; set up licensing, taxation, privy council.

Prototype of modern newspaper; foreign news.

Published parliament news

Parliament allows licensing act of 1662 to lapse; ending prior restraint

Revoloution

First daily newspaper printed in English language; Samuel Buckley insisted on standard of Journalism.