What Lasting Effects did the Penny Press have on Modern Journalism?

   Nowadays, it's really easy for us to get access to the news. It's everywhere, TV, internet, newspaper, radio,etc. There are all very convenience and cheap. But, back in the 19th century, things are very different than now, the only access to the news was newspaper, but they were sold at a high price that only people from high class can afford. The Penny Press changed everything. 

   Penny Press is definitely the biggest revolution in the history of newspaper. The idea of Penny Press is to made it possible for people from any social class to get access to the social news. And it did not only affect the industry in newspaper but also many others. The Penny Press improve the whole newspaper into a fast, high technological industry. And because of the Penny Press, more reporters were hired, more news were wrote to different social class, more advertising for made for business, more truth were revealed to people,etc. It also brought freedom to the slaves and women's right.

The video below is a brief introduction of the Penny Press.

   The lasting effects of the Penny Press to our modern journalism are just so many. Because of Penny Press, journalism became a very important role in day-to-day life, and it brought opportunities to a lot of people, it build up a better community. And I think the Penny Press did not only affect the journalism but also the whole mass media industry, so we can receive news faster and more directly.