Journalism Events

1835 Aug 25
to 1835 Aug 31
 The Great Moon Hoax
During the final week of August 1835, a long article appeared in serial form on the front page of the New York Sun. It bore the headline: GREAT ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERIES LATELY MADE ...
1851 Sep 18 New York Times Founded
The New York Times was founded on September 18, 1851, by journalist and politician Henry Jarvis Raymond, the second chairman of the Republican National Committee, and former banker George...
1897 Sep 21 "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" is Published in the New York Sun
The editorial was the New York Sun’s lyrical and timeless paean to childhood and the Christmas spirit, “Is There A Santa Claus?” It was written by Francis Pharcellus Church (photo right),...
2003 Mar 31 Geraldo Rivera Ordered by The Pentagon to Leave Iraq After Revealing Troop Positions
"He was with a (U.S.) military unit in the field and the commander felt that he had compromised operational information by reporting the position and movements of troops." —Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman
2009 Jul 17 Famed CBS News Anchor Walter Cronkite Dies at 92
Walter Cronkite, who pioneered and then mastered the role of television news anchorman with such plain-spoken grace that he was called the most trusted man in America, died Friday at his ...
2009 Sep 27 William Safire Dies at 79
William Safire, a speechwriter for President Richard M. Nixon and a Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist for The New York Times who also wrote novels, books on politics and a Malapr...
2009 Nov 23 Maguindanao Massacre
The massacre of journalists in Maguindanao Monday is the worst death toll for the press in recent history, an international media watchdog said yesterday. The Committee to Protect Jour...
2010 Jul 23 Daniel Schorr Dies
Daniel Schorr, a longtime senior news analyst for NPR and a veteran Washington journalist who broke major stories at home and abroad during the Cold War and Watergate, has died. He was 93...