History of Journalism

      The history of journalism is marked by the advent of specialized techniques for getting and disseminating information on a regular basis that has caused, as one history of journalism suspect. the stabilized increase of "the scope of news available to us and the speed with which it is transmitted.

    Before the printing press was invented, the news is obtained by word of mouth. Returning merchants, sailors, and travelers brought news back to the mainland, and this was then picked up by pedlars and traveling players and spread from town to town. Ancient scribes often wrote this information down. This transmission of news was highly unreliable and died out with the invention of the printing press. Newspapers have always been the primary medium of journalists since the 18th century, and the 20th century begins with radio and television, and the internet in the 21st century.

            

    The difference between the 18th century and now the 21st century is, in the 18th century that the news still obtained is limited compared to the 21st century which is can get any news and also the media to give information, 18th-century used newspapers, and 21st used the internet to spread the news.     

   

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_journalism