• Newspapers

Main article: History of newspapers and magazines

See also: List of the earliest newspapers

• Europe

See also: History of British newspapers

Title page of Carolus' Relationfrom 1609, the earliest newspaper

The emergence of the new media in the 17th century has to be seen in close connection with thespread of the printing pressfrom which the publishingpressderives its name.[7]

The German-languageRelation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien, printed from 1605 onwards byJohann CarolusinStrasbourg, is often recognized as the first newspaper.[8][9]At the time, Strasbourg was afree imperial cityin theHoly Roman Empire of the German Nation; the first newspaper ofmodern Germanywas theAvisa, published in 1609 inWolfenbüttel.

Other early papers include:

The DutchCourante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c.('Courant from Italy, Germany, etc.') of 1618 was the first to appear infolio- rather than quarto-size.Amsterdam, a center of world trade, quickly became home to newspapers in many languages, often before they were published in their own country.[10]

The first English-language newspaper,Corrant out of Italy, Germany, etc., was published in Amsterdam in 1620. A year and a half later,Corante, or weekely newes from Italy, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Bohemia, France and the Low Countreys.was published in England by an "N.B." (generally thought to be eitherNathaniel ButterorNicholas Bourne) andThomas Archer.[11]

The first newspaper in France was published in 1631,La Gazette(originally published asGazette de France).[5]

The first newspaper in Portugal,A Gazeta da Restauração, was published in 1641 inLisbon.[12]The first Spanish newspaper,Gaceta de Madrid, was published in 1661.

Post- och Inrikes Tidningar(founded asOrdinari Post Tijdender) was first published in Sweden in 1645, and is the oldest newspaper still in existence, though it now publishes solely online.[13]

Opregte Haarlemsche CourantfromHaarlem, first published in 1656, is the oldest paper still printed. It was forced to merge with the newspaperHaarlems Dagbladin 1942 when Germany occupied the Netherlands. Since then theHaarlems Dagbladhas appeared with the subtitleOprechte Haerlemse Courant 1656.

Merkuriusz Polski Ordynaryjnywas published inKraków, Poland in 1661.

The first successful English daily,The Daily Courant, was published from 1702 to 1735.[10][14]

• Americas

See also: History of American newspapers

Diario de Pernambuco, founded in 1825 is the first newspaper in South America.

In Boston in 1690, Benjamin HarrispublishedPublick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick. This is considered the first newspaper in theAmerican colonieseven though only one edition was published before the paper was suppressed by the government. In 1704, the governor allowedThe Boston News-Letterto 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, thePennsylvania Evening Postbecame the first American daily.

In 1752, John Bushellpublished theHalifax Gazette, which claims to be "Canada's first newspaper." However, its official descendant, theRoyal Gazette, is a government publication for legal notices and proclamations rather than a proper newspaper;

In 1764, the Quebec Gazettewas first printed 21 June 1764 and remains the oldest continuously published newspaper in North America as theQuebec Chronicle-Telegraph. It is currently published as an English-language weekly from its offices at 1040 Belvédère, suite 218, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

The first newspaper in South America was Diario de Pernambuco, established in 1825.

By 2007, there were 1,456 daily newspapers in the U.S., selling 55 million copies a day.[15]

• Asia

Main articles: Print media in India,Japanese newspapers, andHistory of Chinese newspapers