History of Newspaper

3. According to dictionary.com, a newspaper is a publication issued at regular and usually close intervals, especially daily or weekly, and commonly containing news, comment, features, and advertising.  

4. Newspapers first came into existence in 17th century Europe according to wikipedia. Although there were mentions of earlier newspaper-like printings (16th century), wikipedia says, "The first newspaper according to modern definitions was the Strasbourg Relation, in the early 17th century".

5. Some of the oldest US newspapers were:

• The Boston News-Letter (1704)
• The New England Courant (1721)
• The New Hampshire Gazette (1756)
• The Hartford Courant (1764)- still being produced today, first known as the Connecticut Courant
• The Boston Chronicle (1768)

6. The 'Top News" for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

• Scared of Huge Trucks? Put the Odds in Your Favor: Johnny Edwards
• Photos: Sneak Peek of Braves' Ballpark Development
• Ousted Fire Chief at Center of Religious Liberty Fight Goes to Court: Katie Leslie

7. To be the "newspaper of record", "is a major newspaper that has a large circulation and whose editorial and news-gathering functions are considered professional and typically authoritative." The New York Times was the first US paper to be designated as the nation's newspaper of record in 1913. Another US paper that could be considered a newspaper of record is The Washington Post.

8. There are several differences in a real newspaper and news on social media, while they are both used for the same purpose. Newspapers are more words; less pictures, they're a physical copy, and the information is more political and news based rather than celebrity based as most social media is. Social media is more aimed towards the younger generations and newspapers are more for adults and sophisticated thinkers.