| − | The '''press''' is the amorphous institution also known as the news [[media]], which collects and disseminates news, commentary and advertising. Beginning with newspapers in the colonial era, it expanded to magazines in the mid-19th century, radio in the 1920s, television in the 1940s, and the Internet in the 1980s. | + | The '''press''' is the [[amorphous]] [[institution]] also known as the [[news]] [[media]], which collects and disseminates news, commentary and [[advertising]]. Beginning with [[newspaper]]s in the [[colonial]] era, it expanded to [[magazine]]s in the mid-19th century, [[radio]] in the 1920s, [[television]] in the 1940s, and the [[Internet]] in the 1980s. |
| − | In the [[Recession of 2008]] newspapers have entered an economic crisis, as advertising has plunged and many papers are in or near bankruptcy. | + | In the [[Recession of 2008]] newspapers have entered an [[economic]] [[crisis]], as advertising has plunged and many papers are in or near [[bankruptcy]]. |