Over the course of the next two essays, we will address the factors that made the advent of the telegraph in 1876 such a decisive influence on the future prospects of industry technology so like the growth of communication itself. We will also look at examples of just some of the logistical, financial, and distribution processes that lead to the publication of a magazine designed for controlled circulation. Essay no. 1 Before the invention of the telegraph in 1844 by Samuel Morse and his colleagues, news and messages traveled at a much more laborious and prolonged pace. While businesses and individuals could communicate through interpersonal communication through face-to-face conversations or written letters or messages to be delivered, this was often a rather slow process, as the entity wanting it to encode the message would normally have to travel or rely on someone else's journey to ensure the message reaches the recipient. An example of this is how journalists originally worked in the field. However they covered various stories and events; telling and archiving their stories depended on the speed of the messenger. As a result, news spread slowly and the public was limited in how often they could receive it. Although most newspapers were published daily before the telegraph, the frequency of news, especially national news, took a long time to publish and update. As the major post-telegraph event, the Civil War was covered much more closely than previous conflicts and situations (Buckler, Hill & McKay, 2006). The advent of the telegraph signal...... middle of paper .. .... publishing and distributing a magazine – in this case, divisions of a magazine designed for controlled distribution – to specific groups of people. References: Buckler, Hill, McKay. (2006). A history of Western society. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Smith, Robert Edward. (2001). Principles of human communication. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/HuntNickles Publishing Company, David Paull. (2003). Under the Wire: How the Telegraph Changed Diplomacy. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Imagining the Internet: A History and Predictions - The Development of the Telegraph. (n.d.). Retrieved 7/11/2011 from http://www.elon.edu/e-web/predictions/150/1830.xhtmlBellis, Mary. The history of the electric telegraph and telegraphy: the beginning of electronic communications. About.com. Retrieved 7/11/2011 from http://inventors.about.com/od/tstartinventions/a/telegraph.htm