The Czechoslovak Review/Volume 4/Bohemia newspapers

BOHEMIA NEWSPAPERS.

The first newspaper of Europe was issued by the Bohemians. It was written by hand and called “The News of the Year of Our Lord, Thousand 405” (Noviny léta Božieho tisíciho 405). The first printed newspaper made its appearance in 1515 and was issued at irregular intervals, only when some more important events were to be recorded. The first newspaper issued regularly was printed in Prague in the year 1597. The title of this paper was “Prague News of the Whole Month of September, 1597” (Noviny Pražské celého měsíce září 1, 1597.). The thirty year war frustrated further attempts to issue periodicals and it was not again until 1672 that the leading printer of Prague, Daniel Adam, issued a newspaper. His venture was not very successful and soon ceased publication. But the first newspaper in the accepted term of today was issued in 1719 called “The Tuesday and Saturday Prague Post News” (Outeřní a sobotní Prazské poštovní noviny.) This paper was founded by K. Rosenmueller. The name of this paper was changed by his heirs in 1789 to “The Prague News” (Pražské poštovní noviny), which in later years was edited by the Bohemian “Awakeners” V. M. Kramerius and Tham. The first humorous periodical was issued in 1786 under the title “People’s Teacher” (Učitel Lidu), which was merely a translation of a German periodical.