What is newspaper ? how are newspapers published ? how are newspapers made? what was the name of first newspaper of india ?
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- The first newspaper in India was published on 29 January, 1780 by James Augustus Hicky under the British Raj and its name was ‘The Bengal Gazette’. It was also called as ‘Calcutta General Advertiser’ and people simply remember it as ‘Hicky’s Gazette’.It was very small two sheet weekly newspaper. And the paper was filled with lots of advertisements with the name- The Calcutta General Advertiser. In fact, its front page was filled with advertisements only.
- After few months of Hicky’s paper Messer B Messinck and Peter Read brought out the ‘Indian Gazette’ in November 1780. Many other newspapers were also started, namely Calcutta Gazette (1784), The Bengal Journal (1785).
- In 1785, Richard Johnson in Madras brought out ‘Madras Courier’ in English language. R. William’s ‘Madras Gazette’ in 1795 and Humphrey’s ‘India Herald’ in 1796.
Summary on the History of Modern Education during British India
- This period was marked by strict government control and censorship. If some newspapers print any news against the government then the strict punishment was given.
Golden Era of newspaper in India
- Therefore, in the late 18th and early 19th century, no reputed journalist or newspaper emerged. Then some merchants of Calcutta in 1811 started ‘Calcutta Chronicle’ and the editor was James Silk Buckingham. He had introduced a new approach to Journalism in India. He initiated clear journalistic practices and covered the problems of local people and their lives. Even he had started a movement against the evil practice of ‘Sati’.
Then, Raja Ram Mohan Roy a social reformer recognized the power of newspapers and started a Bengali newspaper ‘Sambad Kaumudi’ in 1822 and a Persian paper ‘Mirat-ul-Akhbar’ in 1822. Fardaonji Murzban in 1822 started ‘Bombay Samachar’, he was a pioneer of the Vernacular Press in Bombay
3 November, 1838 - The Times of India issued its first edition as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.
1857 is known as the year of the emergence of journalism in India
- In 1857, newspapers owned by Indians and British were divided and the government passed the Vernacular Press Act in 1876.
- 1861 - The first edition of The Times of India was published by Robert Knight. Up to 1947 this newspaper continued to support the causes of Britishers. Now, more than 150 years of service Times of India has grown the biggest English daily in the country.
- 1868 - 'Amrit Bazaar Patrika' was started by two brothers, Shishir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh.
This was the time when social reformers and political leaders had started contributing to the field of journalism, including C.Y. Chintamani, N. C. Kelkar, Ferozeshah Mehta were prominent.
- 1878 - "The Hindu" was started in the English language, which was mainly distributed in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
- In newspapers, many changes took place after Independence. Even the working style of journalists changed. After independence, most of the newspapers brought into the hands of Indians. News agency services became available on a regular basis with the Press Trust of India which was started in 1946.
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A newspaper is a publication containing news and information and advertising , usually printed on low-cost paper called in news print. it may be general or special interest ,most often published daily or weekly.
newspapers are published each and every day in different languages .first the reports collect the news and press photo graphers take the pictures. The news are sorted and edited by whole day and news get ready to print by night. The paper rolls are inserted in the machine. and news are printed.
Hicky's Bengal Gazette was the first newspaper published in India.