The Daily Courant

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Not to be confused with The Daily Currant, the global satirical newspaper.
The Daily Courant
Front page of the first issue
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatLeaflet
OwnerSamuel Buckley
FounderElizabeth Mallet
Founded11 March 1702 (323 years ago)
Ceased publication28 June 1735 (290 years ago)
Political alignmentNeutral, without opinions
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters№ 62–65 Ludgate Hill (London)
CountryGreat Britain
ReadershipThe middle class and above, who could afford to buy a newspaper every day.
OCLC number4203980
Free online archiveshttps://archive.org/details/sim_daily-courant_1702-03-11_1
A marker in London, close to where The Daily Courant was first published

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] The newspaper consisted of a single page, with advertisements on the reverse side.[2] 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".[3]

A 'courant', in this context, is derived from the Scottish dialect of the English language and refers to a newspaper or newsletter.[4]

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.[5] The Daily Courant lasted until 1735, when it was merged with the Daily Gazetteer.[6]

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Citations

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  1. ^ Maxted, Ian (2004). "Mallet, Elizabeth (fl. 1672–1706)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/66880. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Williams (2009), p. 54
  3. ^ Pagan, Anna M. "What's The News; The Age Of Addison". Ourcivilisation.com. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Definition of 'courant'". Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  5. ^ Andrews (2000), p. 100
  6. ^ Andrews (2000), p. 101

Bibliography

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  • Andrews, Alexander (2000) [1859], The History of British Journalism, vol. 1, Adamant Media
  • Williams, Kevin (2009), Read All About It!: A History of the British Newspaper, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-203-59689-0
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