The innovations of Civil War
journalism are practiced widely today, without them we still be writing long,
chronological accounts that read more like plays than news stories. The work of
Gobright and Stanton on the night Lincoln was assassinated provides two perfect
examples of the types of trends news writing would encompass in the following
years, from the 24-hour news cycle to the inverted pyramid lead. Civil War use of the telegraph had been bringing these innovations to life since use of the technology began, but April 15, 1865 was a turning point for their usage in the newsroom. The world of
journalism owes a lot to these two men, and by extension the President who died
and allowed them to do the work that they did.
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