The Daily Courant
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Leaflet |
| OwnerTemplate:Pluralize from text | Samuel Buckley |
| FounderTemplate:Pluralize from text | Elizabeth Mallet |
| Founded | 11 March 1702 (323 years ago) |
Ceased publication | 28 June 1735 (290 years ago) |
Political alignment | Neutral, without opinions |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | № 62–65 Ludgate Hill (London) |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Readership | The middle class and above, who could afford to buy a newspaper every day. |
| OCLC number | 4203980 |
Free online archives | https://archive.org/details/sim_daily-courant_1702-03-11_1 |
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The Daily Courant, initially published on [O.S. 11 March] 1702, was the first British daily newspaper. It was produced by Elizabeth Mallet at her premises next to the King's Arms tavern at Fleet Bridge in London.[1]Template:R/superscript The newspaper consisted of a single page, with advertisements on the reverse side.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. Mallet advertised that she intended to publish only foreign news and would not add any comments of her own, supposing her readers to have "sense enough to make reflections for themselves".[2]
A 'courant', in this context, is derived from the Scottish dialect of the English language and refers to a newspaper or newsletter.[3]
After only forty days Mallet sold The Daily Courant to Samuel Buckley, who moved it to premises in the area of Little Britain in London, at "the sign of the Dolphin". Buckley later became the publisher of The Spectator.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. The Daily Courant lasted until 1735, when it was merged with the Daily Gazetteer.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
References
Citations
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- ^ Script error: No such module "template wrapper". (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pagan, Anna M. "What's The News; The Age Of Addison". Ourcivilisation.com. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Definition of 'courant'". Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
Bibliography
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- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Andrews, Alexander (2000) [1859], The History of British Journalism, vol. 1, Adamant Media
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Williams, Kevin (2009), Read All About It!: A History of the British Newspaper, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-203-59689-0
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