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Brief History of Journalism

Brief History of Journalism. 04:567:480:01 Media Ethics and Law. Early history. Press always connected to government. Licensing developed in England precluded newspapers from criticizing government as “seditious libel.”

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Brief History of Journalism

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  1. Brief History of Journalism 04:567:480:01 Media Ethics and Law

  2. Early history • Press always connected to government. • Licensing developed in England precluded newspapers from criticizing government as “seditious libel.” • Government intricately connected to press through postal legislation. (Earliest newspaper editors were postmasters.)

  3. Even earlier history • What was the greatest invention in history (’cept for the Internet)? • Go to next slide for answer…

  4. What did Gutenberg invent? • When?

  5. A promoter of type • Who was this man? • What did he do?

  6. Enrgraving

  7. Engraving

  8. Typography

  9. Henry the VIII • Liked women, a lot. • Came to the throne in 1509. • Did not want England to remain subservient to the church.

  10. Hen-er-y • Invented divorce. • Invented “seditious libel.” • Invented “prior restraint.” • Death was one penalty. So was “unutterable cruelty.” • Prohibited books.

  11. Hen-ery and the pope • This is Henry.

  12. This is the pope.

  13. This is Henry and his wife.

  14. Henry with one of his real wives.

  15. But books proliferated anyway. • Parishioners could read for themselves.

  16. 16th century • Book licensing. • All works had to be submitted to Queen Elizabeth before publication. • James I and Charles I in the 17th century (1603-1649) opposed newspapers. But the Corrantout of Italy, Germany, etc. started publishing in Amsterdam and imported to England.

  17. British government tries a host of licensing measures after 1660. • By 1700, direct censorship ended. • 1690-1713: eight bills proposed in Parliament to censor the press, but they failed. • Licensing Act lapsed in 1695.

  18. Next time… • America!

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