Summary of A invenção do Jornal - História das coisas #9
newspapers have been used for communication for over 2,000 years, with Julius Caesar possibly creating the first newspaper in 69 BC to publicize his military conquests.
The first professional journalists emerged to write news from various regions and provinces.
Handwritten news sheets were used in medieval times, with the invention of the paper press in the 16th century leading to wider, faster, and cheaper publication of books and newspapers.
The first modern newspapers emerged in the 17th century in Western European countries.
newspapers were controlled to avoid inciting opposition to the government, but some managed to report significant events.
The first law to protect freedom of the press appeared in Sweden in 1766.
The invention of the telegraph in 1844 transformed the written press by allowing quick transmission of information.
newspapers became the main vehicle for disseminating information in the 19th century.
The period between 1890 and the 1920s was known as the golden years in the media, with the emergence of publishing empires.
newspapers also helped in the dissemination of revolutionary propaganda.
The Brazilian press was officially born in 1808 with the creation of the royal press in Rio de Janeiro.
The Gazette of Rio de Janeiro, the first newspaper in Brazil, began circulating in 1808.
The Brazilian mail, the first Brazilian newspaper, was launched by Hipólito José da Costa from London.
The Brazilian mail criticized the administration in Brazil and had a more informative character.
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— 03:02 — « the Brazilian mail was created to attack the defects of the administration in Brazil. »
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