Compared to today, newspapers are very diffrent than they use to be. Not as many people even read the newspaper because of social media. If anyone wants to find out the news these days, they just go online. Back then there was no computers and everyone had to read the newspaper.
Publick Occurrences was forced to shut down because they were critical of the government. Do you think the government should have that kind of control or power today? I dont think that the govornment should be allowed to do this. I think that because the government is overpowered today and 100 years ago they wernt as concerned about everything.
Publishing today: I think that many newspapers are critical to the govornment because someone could put a article in the newspaper that the govornment doesnt want viral.
Newspapers In Canada: I wasnt suprized that Halifax was the first place to have a newspaper because there is lots of papermills around eastern canada and halifax is a popular city as well. But i figured it would of been in toronto or a big capital city out west because they had more money out there to actually make newspapers.
