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history of journalism: before 1861  

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  • During the 400 years between the introduction of Johann Gutenberg's moveable type printing press around 1455 and the beginning of the American Civil War in 1861, news reporting experienced significant philosophical, legal, and technical changes that set the stage for the practice of modern journalism. Although written and printed communication did not originate in Western Europe, most American journalism scholars begin their discussion of journalism history with Gutenberg because of the United States' origin as a British colony. [Source: Encyclopedia of Journalism; History of Journalism: Before 1861]

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