Name: Course Name:Instructor`s Name:Date of Submission:Evolution of NewspapersIntroduction A newspaper is a regular publication containing news of current affairs, diverse features, informative articles and advertising. It is normally printed on low grade, relatively inexpensive paper such as newsprint. This paper will seek to analyze the evolution of newspaper from the start to the present time. The history of newspaper takes us five centuries ago in Europe; there were merchants who would distribute newsletters which were handwritten comprising information regarding wars, economic condition and human interest stories. While this was the first form known of distributing written information, this was credited with the creation of the first newspaper in Germany in the late 1400`s. In the fifteenth century, a cross between a pamphlet and a cross was distributed among the people; the message contained extremely sensationalized stories along with description of the current news (Barber Para2). However, in America, the first newspaper appeared in Boston in 1690, entitled “Publick Occurrences”. The newspaper was published without authority and it was immediately suppressed and its publisher arrested and all the copies they had were destroyed. It was forgotten until 1845 when the only known existing example was found in the British Library. “Boston News-Letter” was the first successful newspaper, which was started by postmaster John Campbell in 1704.Main bodyNewspaper growth maintained unabated in the postwar years. An impressive 11,314 different papers were indicated in the 1880 census. In the 1890`s the first circulation figures of a million prints per issue were recorded, at this period it appeared in the aspects of the modern newspaper which was bold banner headlines, expanded coverage of organized sporting events, extensive use of illustrations and funny pages. This also marked the “yellow journalism” era. In 1898, Hearst could boast because his newspaper manufactured the “public clamor for war on Spain”. This was also the age of media consolidation, as numerous independent newspapers were enclosed into powerful chains, with unfortunate consequences for an incorruptible and fearless press. Many were contracted to vehicles for the distribution of specific views of their owners, and so was competing papers without challenging their viewpoints (Barber Para4).In the year 1910`s to 1920`s all the important features of the recognizable modern newspaper had emerged. For the first time, publishers of the news papers were forced to re-evaluate their role as primary information sources. In the year 1935-36, introduction of television came along as news medium took off in the 1950s. More c...