Important Acts & developments concerning Press during the British rule
- The Portuguese constructed the first printing press in 1556.
- James Augustus Hicky founded India’s first newspaper, Calcutta General Advertiser, or The Bengal Gazette, in 1780. He is known as the “Father of Indian Press.”
- Hickey’s Gazette is another name for the Bengal Gazette.
- In 1782, the government acquired control of this journal.
New Forms of Publications
We have a hard time imagining a world without printed stuff. Print can be found in books, journals, newspapers, and prints of great paintings, as well as in everyday items such as theatrical programs, official circulars, calendars, diaries, ads, and street corner theatre posters. We read printed literature, view printed images, read newspapers for news, and keep track of public arguments in print. We often take the world of print for granted, forgetting that there was a period before it. We may not realize it, but print has a long history that has affected our current reality.
New Forms of Publications