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Changes in the 19th Century British Press During the nineteenth century the press changed because of changing attitudes in society, advances in technology and changes in law. The press changed gradually over this course with certain people playing an important role in this progression. The first thing to consider is the feelings towards the press from the turn of the eighteenth century into the nineteenth century. It was a time of popular agitation where the …

…press (only really if there was a change in cartoonists), they were an important source of information to the people, who could relate to them. I would say that overall the press did change considerably over the course of the nineteenth century. The press was always an important source of information to the people, but by the end of the nineteenth century the newspaper would have been easier to read, cheaper and accessible to everybody.