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First issue of the New England Courant, the oldest newspaper in the Americas. The Southern Star / La Estrella del sur was the first newspaper edited in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1807, while the city was under British rule. Date. Newspaper. Language. Place. Country/Region. Notes. 1704.
History of newspaper publishing. The modern newspaper is a European invention. [ 1 ] The oldest direct handwritten news sheets circulated widely in Venice as early as 1566. These weekly news sheets were full of information on wars and politics in Italy and Europe. The first printed newspapers were published weekly in Germany from 1605.
Acta Diurna. Acta Diurna (Latin for Daily Acts, sometimes translated as Daily Public Records or as Daily Gazette) were daily Roman official notices, a sort of daily gazette. [1] They were carved on stone or metal and presented in message boards in public places such as the Forum of Rome. They also were called simply Acta.
t. e. The history of journalism spans the growth of technology and trade, marked by the advent of specialized techniques for gathering and disseminating information on a regular basis that has caused, as one history of journalism surmises, the steady increase of "the scope of news available to us and the speed with which it is transmitted".
Prospectus of Hicky's Bengal Gazette, printed sometime before the first issue.. Hicky's Bengal Gazette was known for its sarcastic and provocative writing style. Unlike many newspapers of its time, the newspaper discussed taboo topics like female masturbation, [16] and proto-class consciousness, arguing for the rights of the poor and against taxation without representation.
Richard II (1377–1399) and Henry IV (1399–1413) Jean Creton (most valuable for 1399) Kirkstall Chronicle (–1400) Enguerrand de Monstrelet (1400–1444) Adam of Usk (1377–1404) The Westminster Chronicle (1381–1394) Thomas Walsingham (several, among these The St Albans Chronicle)
Chronicle. A chronicle (Latin: chronica, from Greek χρονικά chroniká, from χρόνος, chrónos – "time") is a historical account of events arranged in chronological order, as in a timeline. Typically, equal weight is given for historically important events and local events, the purpose being the recording of events that occurred ...
Tabard worn by an English herald in the College of Arms [nb 1] A herald, or a herald of arms, is an officer of arms, ranking between pursuivant and king of arms. The title is commonly applied more broadly to all officers of arms. Heralds were originally messengers sent by monarchs or noblemen to convey messages or proclamations —in this sense ...