Educator Resources. The Penny Press, Walt Whitman and the War | US-Mexican War
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Educator Resources. The Penny Press, Walt Whitman and the War | US-Mexican War
Educator Resources. The Penny Press, Walt Whitman and the War. In 1833, the Penny Press became a phenomenon in New York City where Benjamin Day, the publisher of the New York Sun, used new technologies, increased ad revenues and clever editorial choices to create the first newspaper specifically designed for the common man and woman.