The Invention of News: How the World Came to Know About Itself
Andrew Pettegree traces the emergence of news and its growing influence on public understanding. The Invention of News examines how changing forms of communication enabled societies to learn about events beyond their immediate experience—and, in the process, helped the world come to know itself.
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The Invention of News explores how people came to share information about events beyond their immediate surroundings.
Andrew Pettegree examines the development of news as a significant part of public and cultural life.
The book considers how changing methods of communication shaped the way societies understood themselves and the wider world.
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