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  • Where is the Newseum?
    It is in Washington DC
  • How many different Newspapers are in the Newsmuseum?
    There are 30.000
  • How was news communicated during the American Civil War?
    By telegraph line.
  • When was Edward Teach killed?
    He was killed in 1718
  • Who was Edward Teach?
    He was believed to be one of the most dangerous pirates at the time.
  • How were early newspapers distributed? Why was this a problem?
    On horseback. The problem was that the roads were bad, so it was very difficult to send news over long distances.
  • Which inventions created the age of mass media?
    The inventions of radio and television.
  • What event appeared on Twitter seconds after it occurred?
    The plane landing on New York's Hudson River.
  • Why were Civil War news reports not very accurate?
    They were very biased because journalists represented their own side in the war and reports were usually censored by the army or the government.
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