Johann Carolus was the publisher of the first newspaper, called "Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien" (Collection of all distinguished and commemorable news). The "Relation" is recognised by the World Association of Newspapers, as well as many authors as the world's first newspaper. The German "Relation" was published in Strassburg, which had the status of an imperial free city in the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. Wikipedia
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History of Newspapers By Mitchell Stephens For Collier's Encyclopedia ( article on History of Television from Grolier Encyclopedia ) NEWSPAPER , a publication that appears regularly and frequently, and carries news about a wide variety of current e www.nyu.edu/classes/stephens/Collier's%20page.htm