Some Newspaper Origins
Peter A. Clark
Newspaper losses and changes of management are making the headlines. Under these circumstances it is worth recognizing the durability of the national and regional newspapers. The earliest extant national newspaper is, of course, The Times but this was antedated by the Daily Courant which was founded in London in 1702. Both were beaten by the regional weeklies, Norwich Post and Berrow's Worcester Postman, which dispute the claim to be the first English weekly newspaper.
A number of these national newspapers have maintained a purity of lineage...