The History of the Media

1440 — Printing press is invented by Johannes Gutenberg
Late 1400s — First printed newsletters circulate in Germany
1556 — First newspaper is created in Venice; handwritten and sold for one gazzetta (which later became the word for "newspaper")
1704 — First American newspaper is published
1729 — Benjamin Franklin publishes the first satirical newspaper
1756 — The New Hampshire Gazette is founded, the longest-running newspaper in American history
1780s — Media bias starts appearing in newspapers (beginning of the Party Press era)
1791 — The U.S. Bill of Rights is passed, guaranteeing freedom of the press
1802 — The New York Post is founded
1833 — New York Sun is founded, becoming one of the first successful U.S. newspapers
1851 — The New York Times is founded
1887 — The Washington Post is founded
1889 — The Wall Street Journal is founded
1916 — First public radio broadcast, kicking off a global media revolution
Late 1940s — First FM radio broadcast occurs in Germany
1950s — Television takes off, ushering in a new news era with anchors like Walter Cronkite and Tim Russert; media is widely seen as unbiased
Around 2015 — Digital media rises, ending the dominance of newspapers and TV; most papers have online editions, and the 24/7 news cycle becomes central as networks race to break stories online