This is a cool websites that talks about how technology will impact our newspapers. It describes what sort of things this new digital newspaper will be able to do. For example it will tell you what's going on where you live, but also automatically know where you are.
This site gives five reasons why the newspaper will survive. For example they argue that smaller newspapers especially will survive because small town, local news won't be printed into bigger papers or on the internet. They also list off what the newspaper industry is doing in order to survive.
An example of a stone engraving, similar to what the Acta Diurna could have looked like. This would be a great way to help visualize what was placed around Rome during Julius Caesars reign.
This is a picture of a newspaper crossword puzzle, an example of a feature syndicate. I think this will help the class understand what a feature syndicate is exactly and how it promotes newspaper business.