America has always had a strong regional and local press. At the peak of the newspaper industry in the early 1950s there were nearly 1,800 separate papers. To avoid wasteful duplication, and ensure that readers got national news, publishers would buy columns, features and even comics from agencies (the first agency was founded in 1865). This meant that successful writers and artists could make a lot of money if their work was used in papers across America.
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