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1405
Journal d'un bourgeois (the first newspaper)
it is a chronicle of the reigns of Carlos VI and Carlos VII. During 1405 to 1449, mainly the political events of Paris. It also contains information on the siege of Meaux by Henry V of England and on the economic consequences of the war against the English. Finally, it provides a large amount of information about everyday life at that time: the price of food and wine, weather events, etc. -
1440
the printing press
Printing was a mechanical method designed to reproduce texts and images on paper, vellum, cloth or other material. In its classic form, it consists of applying an ink, generally oily, on metal parts to transfer or engrave it by pressure. -
1457
Nürnberg Zeitung
it was originally a local newspaper in the Nuremberg-Erlangen-Fürth area. With its regional editions, it covers the whole of Middle Franconia and parts of Upper Franconia and Upper Palatinate and is one of the largest regional newspapers in Germany. -
the gazette
The first flyer with the Gazette name appeared in Venice, Italy. It was published once a week, it was a newspaper of politics, news, theaters, fashion, courts or just one of these subjects. -
Jhon Milton
under the title of Areopagitica in defense of freedom of the press in 1644 it is considered the foundational essay of the tradition of free debate and the genesis of the most used argument in the modern process of formation of freedom of expression: the famous "open meeting" between truth and error, the well-known argument of the search for truth as a vehicle for the enjoyment of freedom. -
Le Journal Des Scavans
It was the first journalistic medium, positioned in an informative monopoly of a cultural scientific nature. -
Daily Courant
It was the world's first daily newspaper, founded by Samuel Cuckeley, marking the beginning of political journalism and the generation of public opinion in England. -
Boston News-Letter
The first newspaper of continuous circulation in the American colony was the Boston News-Letter, founded by John Campbell in 1704. -
Manuel del Socorro Rodríguez
He founded the newspaper "Papel newspaper" in the city of Santafé de Bogota, considered the most important in history. -
writing machine
The typewriter is invented, which would become the greatest tool in print journalism. -
photo in newspaper
The world's first published photograph appears in the Daily Heraid in New York on March 4, 1880. -
1901
Companies arose in charge of collecting current information, news or photographs to sell them to newspapers. They were called news agencies.
The press leaving behind as it was known until then and gave way to radio and television journalism -
digital newspaper
Appearance of the electronic press. In March 1979, the first newspaper in the world published on an electronic medium - television screen instead of paper - was born in Birmingham (United Kingdom). It was called Viewtel 202 and was considered a complementary service to the Birmingham Post and Mail newspaper.