This page has a little timeline of the history of the telegraph. The main use of this website will be for its picture of one of the first telegraphs made.
This is an article about the influence on the newspaper industry by the telegraph. Speed was a major revolution in this industry from the invention of the telegraph.
This is a youtube video made by the history channel about the history of newspapers.
For our wiki page, I would recommend using times 9:20-15:00 for a great picturization about the early transformation of newspapers.
This website shows how the newspaper industry was effected by the Great Depression in the 1930's. Accordingly, the newspaper industries profits were halved, while the radio industry doubled profits.
This is a TRUSTED SOURCE (The U.S. Department of Justice) describing the challenges that the newspaper industry has faced throughout history, such as the invention of radio and television.
Another article describing the competition between the radio and the newspaper industries. This article shows how radio took on advertisement methods from the newspaper to further its industry.
This is an article describing the competition between the newspaper and radio industries in current times. Basically, the author believes that newspaper doesn't stand a chance with other industries with the rise of the internet and the digital era.
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.
This is a detailed article describing the history of news. Key parts include the development and importance of the steam press during the industrial revolution.
This is an article with the history of the moveable type and how it was invented in China by Bi Sheng. Along with this is a nice picture of the ancient moveable pieces that we could use in our wiki.
A 55 minute video about the history of newspapers described by the history channel. This video mainly focuses on the history within the United States and how newspapers dealt with major events throughout history, such as the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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 article is about the history of newspapers in early American times. It has a few pictures of these newspapers, one of which is Public Occurences, Both Foreign and Domestick.