Today (9/02) we discussed the history of print technology. When we started discussing the effects that print technology had on society, it really surprised me.
Before print technology was efficient, literacy was a privilege. The only people who knew how to read or had access to books were the powerful people like kings, queens, and most importantly the catholic church. Because the common people did not have access to the bible the church would lie to the people to maximize their power. Once Gutenberg invented his printing press, he started making copies of the bible in common german so that the people could finally have access to the bible. Once this happened new ideas and opinions on religion/politics started spreading. This was the beginning of journalism. Also, these ideas and opinions started spreading more rapidly because they could efficiently create many copies. Without Gutenberg's printing press, revolutions may have been a less widespread and fueled belief, also many important ideas/opinions could have never been heard, our world would so different. I realized that print journalism has effected our world so much and that it is really important
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