Today in Media History: Novelist and journalist Charles Dickens started a newspaper in 1846 "The principles advocated in the Daily News will be principles of progress and improvement; of… January 21, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: Iran releases American hostages in 1981 On January 20, 1981, the media covered two important news stories at the same time.… January 20, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the news stories from Selma On January 19, 1965, the press reported on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s visit to… January 19, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: The Gulf War’s 1991 Operation Desert Storm On January 16, 1991, the news media reported that Allied forces had launched air strikes… January 16, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: 2009 Hudson River crash-landing photo sent with Twitter On January 15, 2009, using Twitter, TwitPic, and his iPhone, Janis Krums posted one of… January 15, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: ‘Well here we are…’ the Today show premiered in 1952 On January 14, 1952, the Today show premiered with host Dave Garroway. He began with… January 14, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: In 1928 TV left the lab and came home Companies struggled to introduce TV in the late 1920s. From time-to-time someone would describe its… January 13, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: Front pages and newsreels report on Amelia Earhart’s successful 1935 plane flight Eighteen hours after she began her solo flight from Honolulu, Hawaii, aviator Amelia Earhart landed… January 12, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: In 2007 we learned about a ‘handheld computer’ called the iPhone Apple’s Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone on January 9, 2007. (The iPhone was officially released… January 9, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: What was the Web and online news like 20 years ago? Twenty years ago today, on January 8, 1995, the Baltimore Sun reprinted a Dallas Morning… January 8, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: A copyrighted 1894 sneeze and the beginning of the film industry A sneeze made history in 1894. According to the Library of Congress, a Thomas Edison… January 7, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: Newspapers describe New York’s tragic 1915 subway fire A fire spread smoke into New York’s subway system 100 years ago today. One person… January 6, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: Watergate helped create the PBS NewsHour The history of the PBS NewsHour can be traced back to the Watergate hearings. Robert… January 5, 2015 David Shedden
From Today in Media History’s archives: Apple’s Steve Jobs introduces the iPod in 2001 Today in Media History is taking a break for the holidays. During that time, we're… January 2, 2015 David Shedden
From Today in Media History’s archives: In 1889, journalist Nellie Bly began a trip ‘around the world in 72 days’ Today in Media History is taking a break for the holidays. During that time, we're… January 1, 2015 David Shedden