The Daily Dispatch

The name for this imaginary news site, The Daily Dispatch, is reminiscent of newspapers of the 1800's. In the 1800's, inventions such as the telegraph and improvements in printing methods enabled newspapers to become the most efficient means ever for spreading news quickly to the public. In America, cheap "penny" newspapers brought news, features, advertisements, and more within the reach of nearly everyone. By the early 1900's, the United States had more than 2,500 dailies and 14,000 weeklies.