Investigator

Your job is to investigate, by using other sources (newspaper, web, encyclopedia, content texts, etc…) that have connections to this section. You will share your information with your group. You may use the following websites provided to look up information on newspapers. You may also use books, encyclopedias, other texts, or articles provided by your teacher to help with your investigation.

On page 7, Cara Landry completed the first edition of the Landry News at Denton Elementary School. Your job is to investigate finding out important facts about creating a newspaper. You will write down this information and share the information with your group.

www.newspapers.com

www.naa.org

· Where was the first newspaper created?

· What is a newspaper used for?

· When did the newspaper become famous?

· Give important facts about a newspaper.

Investigator

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The first newspaper by Benjamin Harris was published in the United States on September 25, 1690. The name of the paper was Public Occurrences which was immediately suppressed by the Governor and Council of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Gutenberg, a German inventor created a printing press that was vital in helping to establish the newspaper industry. His invention made it possible to produce multiple copies of print cheaply and quickly. Today there are on average 2.2 readers per copy of daily newspapers in the United States. On Sundays the average number of readers goes up to 2.3 readers. Currently, there are about 1500 daily newspapers printed throughout the United States.

Section One