Early Newspapers Were Essentially Letters To The Editor, Messy And Boistrous by Artsjournal

"Printed news started out as, essentially, collections of letters to the editor. Newspapers did not routinely employ full-time reporters until the 19th century. At that point, the older meaning of 'journalist' " someone who keeps a journal " disappeared, and the word began to refer solely to news-gatherers. Similarly, interviews and in-person reporting did not […]

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