Inference Review

by foot

by ship

by horseman

by telephone

In the 1800s, no radios or telephones existed.

All the news from Europe came by steamship.

The man was Daniel Craig, and he wanted to be first with the news.

By the time Craig went to work for the AP, the telegraph had been developed.

AP news stories reported only the facts, while other news stories included opinions.

AP news stories were reported quite slowly, while other news stories were reported

quickly

AP news stories were communicated over telegraph wires, while other news stories

used express riders.

AP news stories were sold in large eastern cities, while other news stories were sold all over the country.

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He helped establish important guidelines for AP news-gathering.

He used the Atlantic Cable to spread news across the ocean.

He showed how clever he was in beating other reporters.

He started his own news agency when he left the AP.

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always wanted to be the first with a story.

was friendly to his fellow reporters.

was quick when writing for newspapers.

made his reporters correct mistakes in news stories.

employ hundreds of newspaper reporters.

help distribute news across the country.

send news stories faster than telegraph wires.

put competing newspapers out of business.

humorous

inventive

thrifty

friendly

used carrier pigeons throughout his career.

became the general agent for AP in 1851.

preferred to write stories about royalty

was born in China in the mid-1800s

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horse.

boat.

telegraph

Getting the news quickly was a challenge.

Steamships were a fun way to travel.

Carrier pigeons were difficult to train.

There was little interest in news from other countries.

More people tried to be the first reporter with the news story.

More efforts were made to get the facts of a news story exactly right.

More news reporting agencies were formed all around the world.

More reporters found new ways to get to the news coming in by ship

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