#Newspaper December 4
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Throughout December 2024, several of us are taking part in the 30-Day PPT Coach4aday Challenge. PPT is an acronym for People Places or Things. Each day we share our insights, thoughts, or memories about a person (living or dead), a place (we have visited or learned about) or a thing that intrigues us. For December 4th it is on North Carolina’s 1st NEWSPAPER.
Like many my age I can bemoan and celebrate the changes I have witnessed in my lifetime. The disposable diaper, microwave, gas grill, and internet are all changes that I enjoy. On the other end of the spectrum, it the demise of newspapers in the US.
During its peak in the late 20th century, particularly around the 1970s, there were approximately 1,750 daily newspapers in the United States. Some of my favorites included the Newark Star-Ledger, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Fayetteville Times and Observer, and Asheville Citizen-Times. In 2024 the number has decreased to 1200 with many having reduced the number of pages and sections compared to 5 decades ago.
People, Places, & Things 30-Day Challenge Guidelines
Like previous challenges there are no hard and fast rules to participate. There are a few suggested guidelines
- Each day in December 2024 write about a Person, Place or Thing-PPT
- Share at least one fact, memory, or quality about your subject choice.
- If so inclined use the hash tag #Coach4adayChallenge on social media platforms
December 4th-Newspaper
Established in New Bern, The North Carolina Gazette was North Carolina’s first newspaper. The first issue was published on August 9, 1751.
The North Carolina Gazette was established by printer James Davis. Davis was a native Virginian and worked as a printer for the colonial assembly. During the time, North Carolina had no printing press and relied on the Virginia Gazette for political and economic news or waited weeks for northern newspapers to arrive. In the late-seventeenth century, North Carolinas ports were relatively isolated as compared to its northern and southern neighbors.
I previously did a post on September 29, 2016, that has more details
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