Johann Carolus

Johann Carolus (1575 - 1634) was the publisher of the first newspaper, called Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien (Collection of all distinguished and commemorable news). The Relation is recognised by the World Association of Newspapers, as well as many authors as the world's first newspaper. The German Relation was published in Strassburg, which had the status of an imperial free city in the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation.
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