Stonebridge Press a reputation as a scholar of journalism, became a professional in residence at the Newseum, a museum of journalism in Washington, D.C. At the time of the sale, some of Ghiglione's former associates faulted him for spending too much time on news theory and high-flown journalism, and not enough on basic community news. George Geers, a longtime "Southbridge Evening News" editor, said "He was very good and very successful at playing the role of a small-town editor who could mingle and hold his own with big city, big paper publishers. ... But the issues he was really concerned with were
History of journalism in the United Kingdom the Great Storm of 1703, described by Defoe as "The Greatest, the Longest in Duration, the widest in Extent, of all the Tempests and Storms that History gives any Account of since the Beginning of Time." Defoe used eyewitness accounts by placing newspaper ads asking readers to submit personal accounts, of which about 60 were selected and edited by Defoe for the book. This was an innovative method for the time before journalism that relied on first-hand reports was commonplace. Richard Steele, influenced by Defoe, set up "The Tatler" in 1709 as a publication of the news and gossip heard