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by mtippett | October 1, 2007 at 07:38 am
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The folks at AP sent us an email the other day:
"Take a look at this description of one of the first newspapers in America:
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The paper was 4 pages long. “The first three pages contained two columns of news…; the fourth page was blank, so readers could add items of their own and comment on the preceding items before sending the paper along to another reader. This made Publick occurrences a source of interactive journalism a full three centuries before the Internet.”
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The wikipedia entry is here:
Publick Occurrences
According to wikipedia:
No second edition was printed, as the paper was shut down by the government. The Governor and Council, on Sept. 29th, 1690, issued an order as follows:
"Whereas some have lately presumed to Print and Disperse a Pamphlet, Entitled, Publick Occurrences, both Forreign and Domestick: Boston, Thursday, Septemb. 25th, 1690. Without the least Privity and Countenace of Authority. The Governour and Council having had the perusal of said Pamphlet, and finding that therein contained Reflections of a very high nature: As also sundry doubtful and uncertain Reports, do hereby manifest and declare their high Resentment and Disallowance of said Pamphlet, and Order that the same be Suppressed and called in; strickly forbidden any person or persons for the future to Set forth any thing in Print without License first obtained from those that are or shall be appointed by the Government to grant the same."
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at 10:33 on October 1st, 2007
A Good & Novell ftory, outfide the confinef of the Ordinary. Alfo, the editorf of faid newfpaper were no foolf, it Seemf, inafmuch af they had to worry Themfelvef neither for ink nor for content on that laft, Blanck page.
at 10:44 on October 1st, 2007
very funny :)