Social Media in the 1700s: How Joseph Addison used a golden lion's mouth to help report the news
With the growth of social media platforms continuing and more and more people sharing their every day lives, IMP Media took a step back 300 years to show that the phenomenon is nothing new.
During SXSW in Austin Texas, IMP Media recreated a gold lions head that was originally unveiled by Joseph Addison in 1713 in a London coffee shop asking people to contribute to his daily paper, The Guardian.
Just like modern day media, the coffee houses were plagued with reports of fake news. Addison asked that only ‘wholesome and substantial food’ would be fed Read full story ›
Source: The Drum




