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The Beginning
The term 'Newspaper' had not been recorded until 1670, but the first newspaper in England was printed in 1641 as Newspapers began circulating through the world in the 17th century. The first successful daily newspaper in Britain was printed in 1702, however. -
The First Sunday Newspaper
The first Sunday paper in Britain was the British Gazette and Sunday Monitor. Both were published in 1780. In 1785, The Times was published under its original name, The Daily Universal Register. It was renamed the Times in 1788 and printed with a steam-powered press for the first time. This was changed to a rotary printing press in 1848 -
Becoming More Common
In the late 19th century, newspapers became far more common. Stamp duty was charged on papers in the 18th and early 19th century, but it was abolished in 1855, resulting in them becoming cheaper and therefore more common -
The Telegraph and The First Tabloid
Newspaper reporters started using the telegraph as a way to get news to their newspapers more quickly in the mid-19th century. It was in 1880 that The New York Graphic became the first paper to feature a photo. In Britain, the first tabloid was the Daily Graphic published in 1890 which then went on to be the first British newspaper to print a photo. However, rising printing costs led to papers relying more on ads. -
20th Century Papers
The first was the Daily Express, published in 1900.The Mirror was created soon after in 1903, a paper that was initially aimed at women. Later, it came to be very popular among working class members of the public. It was in 1964 that the Daily Herald became The Sun.