Breaking News: Renaissance Journalism and the Birth of the Newspaper

Folger Shakespeare Library

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“Breaking News: Renaissance Journalism and the Birth of the Newspaper,” opening September 25, is a lesson in the four-century history of news coverage on paper, beginning in 1620. Highlights include a working printing-press replica, books, woodcuts, a poll from a 1710 election in London, and the precursors to tabloids exposing details of murders and sexual exploits. 201 E. Capitol St., SE; 202-544-7077; folger.edu.