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(1795-1872) Editor. “The New York Herald.” In 1832, James Gordon Bennett, Sr. invested his savings of about $500 in the establishment of a four-page journal, which sold for a cent a copy and was called the “New York Herald.” Mr. Bennett was the sole reporter, editor, and contributor and he published out of a cellar on Wall Street, Manhattan, New York. He was the first to use the telegraph for reporting news and originated the system of newspaper distribution by carriers.
Full Name
James Gordan Bennett Sr
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New York
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