Today in Newspaper History: The Freshest Advices

October 02 Comments Off Category: Scrapbook

On October 2, 1729, Benjamin Franklin and his business partner Hugh Meredith purchased The Universal Instructor in all Arts and Sciences: and Pennsylvania Gazette.

Nothing But a Bunch of Stinking Hippies

October 02 Comments Off Category: Scrapbook

Was interested to see the slant on the New York Post’s Occupy Wall Street coverage.

Newspapers Still Lead Way In Local Information

September 30 Comments Off Category: Scrapbook

On the surface, most people do not feel that their local newspaper is a key source that they rely on for local information.

Sometimes a Crease Creates a Headline Wrinkle

September 30 Comments Off Category: Scrapbook

A wrinkle on the front page of the Detroit Free Press leads readers to think that auto workers “talked shit” to Ford.