American Newspapers, 1800-1860: City Newspapers – History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library – U...

A surprisingly interesting article about the evolution newspapers in U.S.A., specifically penny papers, rather than the six penny merchantile/political papers. There is also a video.

I like this second link for reading old news papers. It is possible to do a search and to browse through papers from 1690 to the present.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles

I found the old papers when doing genealogical research. It is interesting to find mention of ancestors - obituaries. However! It is even more interesting and amusing to read the papers! The old newspapers tell us so much about the times and people . . . and the advertisements add an even more interesting dimension!