GK
WORLD HISTORY
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India
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China
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Detailed explanation-1: -There were certainly forerunners of newsprint also in the indigenous tradition, like the famous Peking Gazette (Jingpao) which is often claimed to be oldest newspaper of the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -Many writers argue that the first newspaper published in China was the Keng-Pou or Keng-Tch’au (the “Peking Gazette"). Works by the poet Sou-Tong-P’o (1101) and T’ong-Si (Tang Dynasty Poetry, 618-907) refer to this publication, but it was far from being a newspaper like the ones with which we are familiar today.
Detailed explanation-3: -Johann Carolus (1575-1634) was the publisher of the Relation aller Furnemmen und gedenckwurdigen Historien (Collection of all Distinguished and Commemorable News). The ‘Relation’ is recognized by the World Association of Newspapers, as well as many authors, as the world’s first newspaper.