United States Government Publishing Office References United States Government Publishing Office United States publishing agency Ask Anything Homework Help Also known as: USGPO, United States Government Printing Office(Show More) Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: public funding for journalism/ History of Public Funding of U.S. Journalism…Congress in 1860 created the U.S. Government Printing Office. Through much of the 19th century plenty of American journalists were either directly on the government payroll or had sideline patronage jobs working as political party operatives. Public money kept the presses running. Read More…Congress in 1860 created the U.S. Government Printing Office. Through much of the 19th century plenty of American journalists were either directly on the government payroll or had sideline patronage jobs working as political party operatives. Public money kept the presses running. Read Morehistory of publishing/ University and government pressesIn the United States, the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C., was established by Congress in 1860 for similar purposes, and it steadily widened its field of operations. China developed a similar organization to issue its publications. Read MoreIn the United States, the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C., was established by Congress in 1860 for similar purposes, and it steadily widened its field of operations. China developed a similar organization to issue its publications. Read More