Chapter 8: The Newspaper Industry By: Kerry Runkle & Andrew Onder How many of you know family members or friends who physically read the newspaper? What age group are those who mostly read newspapers in?

The History of the Newspaper Industry The Daily Courant-first regularly published English-language newspaper (1600s) Invention of printing press in 1400s helped the development of newspaper First Amendment heavily influenced newspapers by allowing publishers to speak their mind Rise of the tabloids in the 1920s Powerful newspaper chains began to be established during the Depression

Chapter 8: The Newspaper Industry Production Distribution Exhibition Types of advertising Dailies & Weeklies

The Past, Present, and Future of the Newspaper Industry Newspapers have changed and developed very much in the past 2 centuries. The color and visuals have been the biggest difference between the past and present. The platforms for viewing the news have also changed with the news becoming mobile now.

The New York Times: Then https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJoIP9y2A7w 0-1:00 Then vs. Now In 1919, NYT establishes a photo syndicate The Times adopted their own wireless receiving station 1920 In 1944, NYT bought WQXR, a radio station During World War II, the Times cut ads, not news stories In the 1970’s, during economic instability, the Times added features sections The New York Daily Times from September 18, 1851 The New York Times from July 15, 2016

The New York Times: Now Then vs. Now Celebrating 1 million digital subscribers On instagram for a year and a half Website redesigned in 2015 NYT app launched in 2008 Mobile site 2006 In 2015, the printed newspapers made up $441.6 million out of $1.58 billion of the revenue Jeopardy link: http://jeopardylabs.com/play/chapter-8-the-newspaper-industry