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List of the oldest newspapers

List of the oldest newspapers is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of the oldest newspapers rather than just read about it. In short: This list of the oldest newspapers sorts the newspapers of the world by the date of their first publication. The earliest newspapers date to 17th century Europe when printed periodicals began rapidly to replace the practice of hand-writing newssheets.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

This list of the oldest newspapers sorts the newspapers of the world by the date of their first publication. The earliest newspapers date to 17th century Europe when printed periodicals began rapidly to replace the practice of hand-writing newssheets. The emergence of the new media branch has to be seen in close connection with the simultaneous spread of the printing press from which the publishing press derives its name. The oldest extant newspaper in the world still issued under its original title is the Gazzetta di Mantova, regularly published in Mantua, Italy, since 1664.

Definition Newspapers − apart from being printed − are typically expected to meet four criteria:

Publicity: Its contents are reasonably accessible to the public. Periodicity: It is published at regular intervals. Currentness: Its information is up to date. Universality: It covers a range of topics.

By region

Europe

Americas

Africa The French established the first newspaper in Africa in Mauritius in 1773.

South Asia The first recorded attempt to found a newspaper in South Asia was by William Bolts, a Dutchman in the employ of the British East India Company in September 1768 in Calcutta. The Company deported Bolts back to Europe before he could begin his newspaper.

Oceania

East Asia

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with List of the oldest newspapers

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what List of the oldest newspapers claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to List of the oldest newspapers before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of the oldest newspapers ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of List of the oldest newspapers

In research: List of the oldest newspapers appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of the oldest newspapers in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of the oldest newspapers is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics History of newspapers, History of printing, Lists of newspapers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for List of the oldest newspapers outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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