Sowing the Seeds of Revolution

Journalism had a major impact on the liberation of the American colonies, but is rarely given such credit. Sure, everyone knows about Thomas Paine's "Common Sense", but that is pretty much the extent of any form of journalism being mentioned as a catalyst for the American Revolution. It is for this reason that I chose to do my project about the impact of journalism on the finest moment of our country's history. Chapter one of "Mightier Than the Sword: How the News Media Have Shaped American History", by Roger Streitmatter, explores the impact of journalism on our war for independence, and I will be summarizing the chapter soon.