This document provides information about newspapers, including their definition and invention. It discusses the first newspapers in several languages such as German, French, Russian, and Bengali. It also summarizes important newspapers published in the Indian subcontinent, such as Hicky's Bengal Gazette (first English newspaper in Asia), Samachar Darpan (first Bengali newspaper), Jam-i-Janah Numa (first Urdu newspaper), Dawn (supported Pakistan movement), and Daily Jang. It highlights their founding dates, editors, locations and historical significance.

2. MADE BY
MARYAM ASAD

3. TOPIC
INFORMATION ABOUT
NEWSPAPER

4. CONTENT
• Definition of newspaper.
• Invention of newspaper.
• First newspaper in some famous
languages.
• Newspapers in sub continent.

5. DEFINITION OF NEWSPAPER
• A paper that is printed and distributed usually
daily or weekly and that contains news,
articles of opinion, features, and advertising.

6. INVENTION OF NEWSPAPER
• In 1566 hand written news sheets were weekly
circulated in Venice.
• Those news sheets are filled with information on
wars and politics.
• In 1690 printed first newspaper which is heavily
censored by the government.
• Newspapers were introduce in west in 19th
century by China.

7. FIRST NEWSPAPERS IN
SOME FAMOUS
LANGUAGES

8. RELATION ALLER FÜRNEMMEN
UNGEDENCKWÜRDIGEN HISTORIEN
• Relation aller Fürnemmen ungedenckwürdigen
Historien was the first German newspaper.
• It‘s publisher was Johann Carolus.
• It was publish from Strasbourg.
• It was first printed newspaper.
• It was publish 1609.

9. LONDON GAZETTE
• The London Gazette was first published
as The Oxford Gazette in 1665.
• The Gazette was "Published by
Authority" by Henry Muddiman.
• The Gazette was not a newspaper in the
modern sense. It was sent by post to
subscribers, not printed for sale to the
general public.

10. GAZETTE
• The first French newspaper
was Gazette.
• Afterwards it called the Gazette de
France.
• It started in 1615 under the patronage
and with the active co-operation
of Cardinal Richelieu.
• The first editor and printer
was Théophraste Renaudot.
• It consisted of a single sheet (folded
into eight pages), and was divided
into two parts.
• It commonly began with foreign and
with national news.

11. VEDOMOSTI
• It was the first newspaper printed
in Russia.
• It was established by Peter the
Great’s ukase dated 16 December
1702.
• It’s first issue appeared on 2 January
1703.
• It contained little other than reports
of military victories and diplomatic
relations.

12. AL-BILAD
• It is one of the oldest newspapers
in Saudi Arabia, having been
established in April 1932.
• It is daily based newspaper.
• Its Editor-in-chief is Moanes Al
Mardi.
• Its headquarter is located in
Jeddah.

13. SAMACHAR DARPAN
• It was the first newspaper in Bengali
language.
• It was published by the Baptist
Missionary Society on 23 May 1818.
• It was considered to be the first
Indian-language newspaper.
• It carried both Indian and foreign
news.
• It became bilingual in 1829 carrying
Bengali and English news in parallel
columns.
• After surviving a number of crises, it
closed down in 1852.

14. JAM-I-JANAH NUMA
• It was first Urdu language
newspaper.
• It was founded by Harihar Dutta.
• It was published in 1822 in Kolkata.
• Editor of this three page weekly
paper was Sadasukhlal.
• It continued to be published till 1888.

15. NEWSPAPERS IN
SUB-CONTINENT

16. HICKY’S BENGAL GAZETT
• Hicky's Bengal Gazette was an English
language weekly newspaper.
• It was published in Kolkata on 29 January
1780.
• It was founded by James Augustus Hicky.
• It was the first newspaper printed in Asia.
• Arguing for the rights of the poor and the
right to taxation with representation was its
editorial policy.

17. SAMACHAR DARPAN
• It was a Bengali weekly newspaper.
• It was published by the Baptist
Missionary Society on 23 May 1818.
• It was considered to be the first Indian-
language newspaper.
• It carried both Indian and foreign news.
• It became bilingual in 1829 carrying
Bengali and English news in parallel
columns.
• After surviving a number of crises, it
closed down in 1852.

18. MIRAT-UL-AKHBAR
• It was a Persian language journal.
• It was founded and edited by Raja
Rammohan Roy.
• It was published on weekly basis on
Friday.
• It was first published on 12 April 1822
and folded on 4 April 1823.
• It was published from Delhi and Lahore.

19. JAM-I-JANAH NUMA
• It was first Urdu language newspaper.
• It was founded by Harihar Dutta.
• It was published in 1822 in Kolkata.
• Editor of this three page weekly paper
was Sadasukhlal.
• It continued to be published till 1888.

20. DEHLI URDU AKHBAR
• It continued for twenty one years in
subcontinent.
• Its first editor was Maulvi Muhammad Baqar.
• Afterwards his son, Maulana Muhammad
Hussain Azad took the responsibility as
editor of news paper.
• The first page of Delhi Urdu Akbar was used
for the activities of Last Mughal Emperor
Bahaddur Shah Zafar.
• Then the movement and actions of British
residents and other offcials were included.
• This newspaper brought to light the
tomfoolery of both British and Emperor’s
court

21. SYED UL AKHBAR
• It came into being in the year 1837.
• Its founder was Syed Muhammad Khan.
• After nine years, he died and the paper
continued in the editorship of his brother Syed
Ahmed Khan.
• It was closed in 1950 due to financial problems

22. KOH-E-NOOR
• It was the first urdu newspaper
published from lahore in 1850.
• Its founder was Munshi Harsukh Raey.
• He was financially supported by British
in establishing a printing press and a
newspaper.
• It provided not only news and views,
but enormous educative material for
educators.
• It continued for more than half a
century.

23. VICTORIA PAPER
• It published from sialkot before the
revolution of 1857.
• Its founder was Munshi Dewan Chand.
• It continued for fifty years.

24. RIYZA-E-TOR
• It was the famous newspaper of multan.
• It was published before 1857.
• It’s editor was Munshi Mehdi Hasan.
• He became target of British atrocities
and was sentenced for seven years
imprisonment.

25. DAWN
• It was founded by Quaid-i-
Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah in Delhi.
• It published from New Dehli in 1941 as
weekly newspaper.
• it became the official organ of the All
India Muslim League.
• It was also the sole voice of the
Muslims League in the English
language.
• became a daily newspaper in October
1944 under the leadership of its
editor, Pothan Joseph

26. DAILY JANG
• It was published in 1940.
• It’s editor was Mir Khalil ur
Rehman.
• It was published from dehli.
• After independence it was
shifted to karachi.

27. NAWA E WAQT
• It first came out on March 23, 1940, as a fortnightly
periodical.
• It passionately supported the All India Muslim League.
• In those days it had a pro-American and anti-
communist stance.
• Its editor were Afaq Hussain Johar and Shabbar Hasan.
• In 1942 it became weekly newspaper and in 1944 it
became daily newspaper.
• This newspaper had supported the Pakistan
Movement for the creation of Pakistan.

28. ZAMEENDAR
• It was an Indian Muslim newspaper in
the Urdu language.
• The founding editor of this newspaper
was Maulana Zafar Ali Khan.
• This newspaper was the mouthpiece of
Indian Muslims, during Pakistan
movement.
• It was the most popular newspaper of
Muslims of India and played a key role
in crafting the journalistic traditions
of Pakistan and the Urdu language.
• Its headquarter was in Lahore.

29. THE COMRADE
• It was a weekly english newspaper.
• It was published and edited
by Maulana Mohammad Ali between
1911 and 1914.
• Ali wrote a series of articles in his
paper criticizing the annulment of
the Partition of Bengal in 1911.
• The Comrade advocated Hindu-
Muslim entente, and called on both
communities to work together for
the national cause.

30. TAHZEEB UL AKHLAQ
• It was a journal.
• It was published by the Muslim
reformer Sir Syed Ahmed
Khan between 1871 and 1897.
• The journal published alternative
Muslim perspectives, written in
plain language.