Rachel Deodato

Final Blog  The term transhistoricity is the quality of an entity or concept that has always existed and is not merely confined to one particular stage of human history. The United States government and its relationship with the press has been transhistorical in that their has always been reoccurring conflict, especially in times of war or tension. For example, one of the first instances where we see conflict between the government in press was during the Civil War. As seen in my earlier blog posts, the Lincoln administration had a number of journalists punished and press restricted in order to protect the governments personal agendas. We see this behavior that took place  in the mid 1800s carried throughout history and it even takes place today.  In recent years the United States government has taken legal action against journalists, especially those journalists who are receiving their information from whistleblowers. The Espionage Act of 1917 was created to prevent the disclosur

For more information on Barbara Walters, below I provided a youtube video that I found very interesting. In this video you can also see the type of questions that she would ask people when interviewing them, which made her stand out from other journalists. I definitely recommend watching, in order to see the type of personality Barbara Walters has.

Barbara Walters After reviewing 100 Outstanding Journalists in the United States in the last 100 years , I decided to research Barbara Walters who was a popular news anchor, television producer, and journalist. My main reason for choosing Barbara Walters was because she was one of the first women to break the gender barriers in the world of journalism. Barbara Walters is a pioneer for women entering the world of new broadcasting by becoming the first women to co anchor on a major news network evening program. Background Journalist Barbara Walters was born on September 25th,  1929 in Boston, Massachusetts. She landed her first job as an assistant at WRCA-TV, now WNBC. Eventually she moved to CBS where she wrote for the networks Morning Show. She continued to improve and began writing for NBCs Today Show. Walters began to start interviewing and after viewing First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, she gained a lot of attention and established a name for herself. Soon after she became a t

Modern Journalism What is it? Many say that the three phenomenas that changed American journalism was the penny press, yellow journalism, and muckraking. The Baltimore Sun newspapers.com The Penny Press  Created in the1830s, the penny press was cheap, hence the term "penny",  mass produced journalism. This type of journalism could be compared to tabloids that we see all over today. This type of journalism became widespread after the invention of steam powered printing. These papers only  once cent while others averaged at six cents at the time. The middle class relied on the penny press to receive there news and it prevented them from being less informed compared to the higher classes. The most popular forms of penny press were The Boston Herald, the Baltimore Sun, and the Philadelphia Public Ledger.  Yellow Journalism  Fake image of Kim Jong Un in coffin Yellow journalism is a term that was used for press that focused on sensationalism rather than fa

In the 1850s, the American press played a significant role during the Civil War. This war was one of the most illustrated wars in history, thanks to the publications of newspapers and magazines. George W. Smalley As war spread spread across America, so did the spread of journalists. War reporting required journalists to rely on telegraphs, railroads, and horses. Unlike today, journalists had to go to extremes in order to get information to write about. For example, a writer for New York Tribune, George W. Smalley, who was unable to get access to a telegraph hand-wrote the story of the Battle of Antietam in 1862 on a military train from Baltimore to New York. The next day this story covered the streets of New York. The Telegraph The invention of the telegraph in 1844 was a monumental for the world of journalism. This invention allowed journalists to quickly edit and publish work, this became the first instance of timely news. Telegraph operators charged by the word, therefore

Abraham Lincoln was a man of many talents. From an emancipator, to politician,  a military leader, and many others... but what is not often talked about was his manipulation of media during the civil war. Did Lincoln violate the rights of citizens protected under the constitution or did he do what was best for the nation? During the time of the Civil War, the federal government restricted the first amendment, specifically freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Journalists and newspapers were restricted. You could have even been arrested if you were to speak out against the draft, enlistments, and even income tax. Lincoln and Military General John McClernand history.com During this time union generals believed it was best to restrict the publishing of battle plans to the  for military gain. Lincoln ordered union generals to hinder the release of battle plans and restricted the press from releasing military information and battle plans. This oppression of the press soon c