Today, newspapers have an obvious difference to historical newspapers. The content is a large difference. Now that technology has evolved greatly, advertisements and issues around the world are a lot different. Where today there are car sales and opportunities to win iPods or flat screen TVs, historical newspapers might have a bakery sale and the latest news on the war.
The article on Publick Occurences argues that the newspaper was "a source of interactive journalism a full three centuries before the Internet." "Indeed it may be argued that this was the very first instance of a news blog in America."
I think this comparison was made because the article says that there was a space on each newspaper for comments that could be shared when the newspaper was passed to family, friends, and neighbours. This is much like a comment wall on a blog or any post on the Internet. Your comment can be posted for every one to see and comment on.
Even though many newspapers today are critical, I believe they still continue to publish in hope that they have steady readers and that somehow their news will be spread, even if it is by word.
The article on Publick Occurences argues that the newspaper was "a source of interactive journalism a full three centuries before the Internet." "Indeed it may be argued that this was the very first instance of a news blog in America."
I think this comparison was made because the article says that there was a space on each newspaper for comments that could be shared when the newspaper was passed to family, friends, and neighbours. This is much like a comment wall on a blog or any post on the Internet. Your comment can be posted for every one to see and comment on.
Even though many newspapers today are critical, I believe they still continue to publish in hope that they have steady readers and that somehow their news will be spread, even if it is by word.
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