Media
How 'Scream' Explored the Exploitative Nature of the Nightly News
Twenty-five years ago, the first installment of the horror franchise hit theaters just as a national debate about on-screen violence reached a fever pitch
How the Associated Press Got Its Start 175 Years Ago
A newsworthy birthday for a venerable source of trusted reporting
The Press Made the Polio Vaccine Trials Into a Public Spectacle
As a medical breakthrough unfolded in the early 1950s, newspapers filled pages with debates over vaccine science and anecdotes about kids receiving shots
The Newseum's Iconic First Amendment Tablet Is Headed to Philadelphia
Weighing in at 50 tons, the marble slab previously adorned the facade of the now-shuttered journalism museum in D.C.
New Project Reimagines the U.S.' First Antislavery Newspaper, the 'Emancipator'
A joint initiative from Boston University and the "Boston Globe" revamps a 19th-century abolitionist publication for 21st-century research about race
When Radio Stations Stopped a Public Figure From Spreading Dangerous Lies
When radio was king, many outlets chose to cease broadcasting Father Charles Coughlin's anti-Semitic sermons
Christmas Wasn't Always the Kid-Friendly Gift Extravaganza We Know Today
How a once-raucous holiday became a time of childlike wonder and beribboned consumerism
14 Fun Facts About Princess Diana's Wedding
The royal nuptials—and the couple's tumultuous relationship—feature heavily in season four of Netflix's "The Crown"
When Babe Ruth and the Great Influenza Gripped Boston
As Babe Ruth was emerging as baseball's great slugger in 1918, he fell sick with the flu
What We Can Learn From 1918 Influenza Diaries
These letters and journals offer insights on how to record one's thoughts amid a pandemic
The True History Behind 'The Plot Against America'
Philip Roth's classic novel, newly adapted by HBO, envisions a world in which Charles Lindbergh wins the 1940 presidential election
How Horace Greeley Turned Newspapers Legitimate and Saved the Media From Itself
The 19th-century publisher made reform-minded, opinion-driven journalism commercially viable
Madame Yale Made a Fortune With the 19th Century's Version of Goop
A century before today’s celebrity health gurus, an American businesswoman was a beauty with a brand
One Hundred Years Ago, Einstein's Theory of General Relativity Baffled the Press and the Public
Few people claimed to fully understand it, but the esoteric theory still managed to spark the public's imagination
How Syndicated Columns, Comics and Stories Forever Changed the News Media
For many Americans, their "local" paper would soon look much like the paper read halfway across the country
The 1900s Movement to Make the Fourth of July Boring (but Safe)
One activist thought celebrating the founding of the nation would be better spent as a "a quiet day under the trees"
How Central Park’s Complex History Played Into the Case Against the 'Central Park Five'
The furor that erupted throughout New York City cannot be disentangled from the long history of the urban oasis
What the Weimar Republic Can Teach Us About Modern Democracy
A Berlin exhibition draws on some 250 artifacts to explore questions of democracy past and present
Pew Finds Social Media Has Surpassed Print Newspapers as Americans' Main News Source
The research center says 20 percent of Americans rely on sites like Facebook, Twitter for news updates, while 16 percent cite print as main news source
Promising Peanut Allergy Treatment Could Become Available in the Near Future
A new study has found that gradually exposing children to peanut protein could increase their tolerance—though the treatment does not offer a complete cure
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