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The Acta Diurna was published till the fall of the Roman Empire.

In the 15^th century Gütenberg invented the printing press and, this invention, marked the beginning of a rapid growth of printed materials.

In the 16^th century Venetians posted a news paper bulletin called the Gazetta.

In the 17th century other papers appeared in Germany (Relation in 1605), France (Gazette in 1631), Belgium (Nieuwe Tijdingen in 1616)and England, (the London Gazette, founded in 1665).

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But the first daily newspaper did not appear till 1702. It was an English paper the Daily Courant.

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All these papers informed people of events happening in the different European countries, but the news were not “really new”.

It was not till the invention of the telegraph in 1844 (19^th century) that information about important facts arrived nearly as soon as they were taking place. could be transferred within a matter of minutes, allowing for more timely, relevant reporting.

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The last years of the 19^th century and the first half of the 20^th represented “the golden age” of newspapers.

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By 1950 papers had to fight their “personal war” for customers against radio and television, two very powerful opponents. Papers started to use colour pictures in their reports and logos and banners.

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The technological revolution that started in the second half of the 20^th century is creating new challenges. Newspapers have to compete not only with the radio or the TV but with the internet and mobile phones. Nowadays we can find thousands of online (virtual) newspapers that we can read at a click of our computer

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The amount and immediacy of information on the Internet is unparalleled, but newspapers in print are still a popular and powerful medium for the reporting and analysis of events.

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Many people in the world read a newspaper every day!

And many, recycle them after reading!

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