newspaper history

1. Newspaper
A newspaper is a publication printed on paperand
issued regularly, usually once a day or once a week. It
gives information and opinions about current events
and news. Newspapers can be delivered to one's
home, by subscription.

2. History of
newspaper
Newspapers began circulating in
the 17th century. The first real
newspaper in England was
printed in 1665. The first
successful daily newspaper in
Britain was printed in 1702. The
first American newspaper was
printed in 1690. It was called
Publick Occurrences Both
Forreign and Domestick. The first
newspaper in Canada was the
Halifax Gazette in 1752. The first
daily American newspaper was
published in 1784.

3. Printing Press
Newspapers became far more
common in the late 19th century.
FIRST PRINTING PRESS :
Johannes Gutenberg is usually
cited as the inventor of the
printing press

4. Newspaper in
India
The first regular newspaper in
India was started, by one James
Augustus Hickey at Calcutta. It
was entitled the Bengal Gazette
or Calcutta General Advertiser.
The first issue appeared on
January 29, 1780. The paper was
generally known after the name
of its founder as Hickey’s
Gazette.

5. Bombay Courier
Next year was founded the Bombay Courier
which is now represented by the Times of
India. These facts provide sufficient ground to
believe that newspapers were appearing from
almost all parts of the British-occupied India
by the end of the 18th century.

6. Daily Jung
The Daily Jang (Urdu: ‫روزنامہ‬‫جنگ‬ ) is an
Urdunewspaper based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is
the oldest newspaper of Pakistan in continuous
publication since its foundation in 1939.
It is published form outside the country; Landon.
Jang has the largest circulation in Pakistan.
It is the first newspaper which used
computerized Urud calligraphy in Pakistan. This
has a large impact on Urdu journalism. Other
newspapers influenced by its popularity, aslo
began to use computer. At present, Nawa-i-
Waqt, Pakistan, Mashriq and Musawat are also
using computerized calligraphy.For the strict
economy of space, Jang puts more and more
headlines on the front page. Their text is carried
to the inner pages. This style is being adopted by
all newspapers of the country. Its photo
coverage of local, national and international
events is remarkable and praise worthy.