Role Of Socialization In Print Media

Growth of Socialization in Print Media Print media is the form of books, newspapers or magazines that serves many social functions as transferring information from one individual or group to another and/or transfers the information of culture. In the past we used this type of media to educate ourselves throughout our lives as we continue to do today. Especially in newspaper, this media aims to bring the audiences’ attention to a specific idea or occurrence. Over the years, the newspaper industry has changed and evolved while being the second oldest mass media industry next to the book industry. It has taken on important social and economic roles; as it has evolved, so did the society around it (Picard 109). As technology advances,

The newspaper was called Publick Occurrences both Foreign and Domestick, which was quickly shut down because a story of an affair between the king and his son’s wife was printed; free press was not in place yet (Domonick 106). Fourteen years later, John Campbell, the local Boston Postmaster, released the Boston News Letter with royal permission. The paper was not popular as it consisted a majority of reprinted news stories from European papers. Domonick states, “Cambell’s paper had only about 300 subscribers and never made a profit” (106). The newspaper industry was slow, but began to boom during the beginnings of the revolution. During the Revolutionary War marked the beginning of the political press; newspapers grew in numbers. At this time the newspapers openly sided with a certain party, faction, or cause. After the war, politicization of newspapers did not end but continued to grow with placing the debate over powers of the federal

The circulation at this time increased as well as the population but the overall income dropped about 20% during this time period. Dominick states, “Marginally profitable papers were unable to stay in business, and approximately 66 dailies went under” (112). Economic conditions were one cause of the decline in the industry, but the emerging radio industry became a competitor. The radio industry jumped as newspapers fell and came to an all time low in 1945. As the decade continued to progress, the newspaper industry was at a sort of loss. The Internet began to emerge in the 1990’s where the papers were neglected and many people went online for their news. The online news was free and subscribers became less and less as the industries did not know what to do with the new emerging technology. Many papers declared bankruptcy or cut their deliveries to weekly instead of daily and many others simply shut down. This eventually forced the industries to transition and adapt to the new