From the History of Newspapers Smirnova Anna

From the History of Newspapers Smirnova Anna

A newspaper -is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features, editorials, and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint.

La Gazette, - the very first newspaper issued in France since May, 1631. News rolls of ancient Rome of "Acta diurna populi romani" are considered as predecessors of the newspaper are there wooden plates with records of events which were hung out in crowded places. In Russia to the newspaper “signal letters” were written by hand. But later “signal letters” renamed into "Chiming clock". The first printing newspaper left on December 17, 1702. It was published under the decree of emperor Peter I, under the name "Sheets".

In Boston in 1690, Benjamin Harris published Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick. This is considered the first newspaper in the American colonies even though only one edition was published before the paper was suppressed by the government. In 1704, the governor allowed The Boston News. Letter to be published and it became the first continuously published newspaper in the colonies. Soon after, weekly papers began publishing in New York and Philadelphia. These early newspapers followed the British format and were usually four pages long. They mostly carried news from Britain and content depended on the editor's interests. In 1783, the Pennsylvania Evening Post became the first American daily.

Newspaper genres Information genres: Note Report Interview Reporting Analytical genres: Comment Article Review of mass media Review Art and publicistic genres: Feuilleton Lampoon Sketch

Newspapers of the countries of the world Australia-The Age, The Australian Bulgaria-Der Standard, Die Presse Great Britain-Business, Daily Mail, Evening Standard Germany-Berliner Zeitung, Bild, Der Spiegel Egypt-Al-Ahram, Al-Akhbar Italy-Avvenire, Corriere della Sera, Espresso Canada-Globe and Mail China-Hong. Kong. News, The Standard, People's Daily Norway-Aftenposten, Dagbladet, Adresseavisen Portugal-Correio da Manha, Diario de Noticias USA-Billings Gazette, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Florida Today, Jewish Week Finland-Aamulehti, Helsingin Sanomat, Ilta-Sanomat France-L'Humanite, La Tribune, Le Figaro Japan-Asahi, Mainichi, NHK