History of Newspapers

First Newspaper Published

Nov 1, 713

Mixed News in Kaiyuan is first newspaper to be published in China. The name given to the year in which the paper is published was %u201CKaiyuan%u201D. http://www.wan-press.org/article2822.html

Printing

Nov 1, 1040

Pi Sheng invents printing from movable woodblocks in China. http://www.wan-press.org/article2822.html

Moveable Copper

Nov 1, 1392

Movable copper type is invented in Korea. http://www.wan-press.org/article2822.html

Letterpress Printing Invented

Nov 1, 1447

A process that will enable mass production of the printed word called letterpress printing was invented by Johann Gutenberg. http://www.wan-press.org/article2822.html

Notzie scritte

Nov 1, 1556

The Venetian government publishes Notizie scritte in which readers pay a %u201Cgazetta%u201D, or known as a small coin. http://www.wan-press.org/article2822.html

Printed Newspaper

Nov 1, 1605

Johann Carolus publishes the first printed newspaper, "Relation", in Strasbourg. http://www.wan-press.org/article2822.html

Corante

Nov 1, 1621

The newspaper "Corante" is published in London. http://www.wan-press.org/article2822.html

The Gazette

Nov 1, 1631

First French newspaper is founded, The Gazette. http://www.wan-press.org/article2822.html

American Colonial

Nov 1, 1639

First American printing press. http://www.wan-press.org/article2822.html

Sweden

Nov 1, 1645

World%u2019s oldest newspaper still in circulation, "Post-och Inrikes Tidningar", was published in Sweden. http://www.wan-press.org/article2822.html

Telegraph

Nov 1, 1844

Telegraph is invented. http://www.wan-press.org/article2822.html

Reuters

Mar 1, 1851

Reuters is established. http://www.wan-press.org/article2822.html

Charles Parnell

Jun 19, 1870

Charles Stewart Parnell uses the Freeman%u2019s Journal to promote the causes of his Irish Nationalist Party. http://www.wan-press.org/article2822.html

First Photo

Feb 18, 1880

First photographs appear in a newspaper. http://www.wan-press.org/article2822.html

World Wide Web

May 27, 1994

First independent on-line daily appears on the World Wide Web. http://www.wan-press.org/article2822.html