1665: The Oxford Gazette in England is the first regularly published newspaper.

1783: After the American Revolution, there was great debate about how to run the new government, and newspapers chose sides, creating partisan news outlets.

1830s: One cent newspapers democratized news consumption, thanks to the steam-power printing press that sped up printing considerably. At the same time, the "Dissident Press" developed, creating an outlet for women and minorities to be heard.

1846: Wire services developed to provide comprehensive coverage for papers who wanted to provide a worldview.

1860s: During the Civil War journalists began relying on the telegraph to relate news to their far away editors. It was expensive so reporters were direct and concise. This style of journalism eventually became known as the inverted pyramid. Other influences the war had on journalism was objectivity, photojournalism, war correspondence, and press credentials.

1887: Journalist Nellie Bly faked a mental illness to report undercover and expose conditions at a New York City asylum.

1950s: Audiences make the transition from radio to television. TV becomes a powerful medium and celebrity journalists are born.

1990s: The Internet is born, democratizing the sharing of information.

2000s: The majority of people get their news online. Social media platforms grow in dominance and bloggers grow in numbers.

2010s: Mobile media is on the rise. Partisan media reflects the deep divide in the country and "fake news" becomes a household word.