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The first printing press arrived in Massachusetts as an auxiliary enterprise of Harvard College in 1638. At first, the press was just used to print material for the school, however, it soon expanded to printing various types of materials for the community. The Boston News-Letter was the first newspaper and was introduced in 1704; for seventeen years it was the only newspaper available in the colony. Shortly after, there were newspapers being introduced in different areas and there were 16 weekly newspapers in the British colonies by 1740.

https://americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/exhibits/show/news-in-colonial-america/colonial-print-culture

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With the rise in popularity of newspapers came the rise in the prices and soon newspapers were only affordable to the higher elite classes and the working class could not afford them. However, this quickly came with the introduction of the Penny Press. This press was able to cheaply mass-produce prints which made them cheaper and more accessible to the working class.

https://blogs.ubc.ca/etec540sept09/2009/10/19/the-rise-of-penny-newspapers-and-their-influence-on-mass-media/

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Yellow Journalism was introduced in the late 19th century as a way for rivaling newspapers to increase the appeal and attraction of their newspaper. Yellow Journalism was depicted by catching headlines, intense illustrations, and sometimes incorrect or misleading stories. Yellow Journalism could be misleading as some illustrations were political-ploys or biased statements trying to lead readers to believe their opinions.

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1866-1898/yellow-journalism

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With the advancements in technology in the digital age, modern journalism has become more accessible, impacting, and widespread than it ever has before. Writers can reach audiences across the world that they never would have been able to without technology. However, with how easy it is for anyone to publish opinions, it can be hard to determine if a writer or piece of information is accurate and unbiased. Modern journalism has brought advancements and news ways of sharing information and will only continue to become more advanced and accommodating!

https://online.maryville.edu/blog/digital-journalism/