Reflection Entry #1- First Newspapers

Reflection Entry #1- First Newspapers
Moranda Frenette

     Compared to today, some of the obvious differences with historical newspapers is the material that it is written on, such as foolscap paper. Also, the information within the newspaper was much shorter than that of the information today. 

     Publick Occurrences was forced to shut down because they were critical of the government, I do not think the government should be able to do this because although the information wasn't ideal for the governments publicity, freedom of speech is a law that the government approves of. Therefore, the Publick Occurrences should have gotten away with it.

     The article on Publick Occurrences also indicates the the newspaper was considered a source of interactive journalism, even three centuries before the internet ever came about. It was also argued that it was considered the first news blog in America. I think this comparison was made because in the back of the newspapers there were blank pieces of paper where people could leave their opinions and comments. This is similar to blogs and posts today because we can simply leave a note or comment underneath each post and it can be seen throughout the entire world.

     Seeing as many newspapers are posting about the government and their secrets, I find that it should be considered "ok" for the government to do because as citizens, we all deserve to know what is going on with our, and other governments.

     Yes, I was truly surprised that the first newspaper in Canada was in Halifax. Personally, I thought it would have been in a bigger province or city, such as Ottawa. I think it should have been in Ottawa because that is the capital of Canada.