Timeline: History of Newspapers

Nov 1, 713

First Newspaper Published

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

Nov 1, 1040

Printing

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

Nov 1, 1392

Moveable Copper

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

Nov 1, 1447

Letterpress Printing Invented

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

Nov 1, 1556

Notzie scritte

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

Nov 1, 1605

Printed Newspaper

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

Nov 1, 1621

Corante

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

Nov 1, 1631

The Gazette

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

Nov 1, 1639

American Colonial

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

Nov 1, 1645

Sweden

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

Nov 1, 1844

Telegraph

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

Mar 1, 1851

Reuters

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

Jun 19, 1870

Charles Parnell

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