''Avisa Relation oder Zeitung'' was one of the first news-periodicals in the world. It was published in

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, Germany, in 1609. The printer/publisher was Lucas Schulte. The first issue states that the news had been collected from various countries by 15 January. It is presumed that the issue was printed on or about that date.Morison, S. (1980) The Origins of the Newspaper. In ''Selected Essays on the History of Letter-Forms in Manuscript and Print'', (Ed, McKitterick, D.) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Some books mention the ''Avisa'' as the world's first

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. Before 2005 there was a dispute whether the ''Avisa'' or the ''

Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien Johann Carolus (26 March 1575 − 15 August 1634) was a German publisher of the first newspaper, called ''Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien'' (Account of all distinguished and commemorable stories). The ''Relation'' is re ...

'', which was printed in

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Johann Carolus Johann Carolus (26 March 1575 − 15 August 1634) was a German publisher of the first newspaper, called ''Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien'' (Account of all distinguished and commemorable stories). The ''Relation'' is re ...

, was first. It was believed that both started in 1609. New evidence found in 2005, however, suggests that the ''Relation'' started as early as 1605.World Association of Newspapers
"Newspapers: 400 Years Young!"
The last issue of the newspaper probably appeared on December 15, 1632. There is also a differing view, which does not regard either of these two publications as newspapers in a formal sense. Authors like

Stanley Morison Stanley Arthur Morison (6 May 1889 – 11 October 1967) was a British typographer, printing executive and historian of printing. Largely self-educated, he promoted higher standards in printing and an awareness of the best printing and typefaces o ...

make a distinction between newsbooks (weekly news publications in a

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format) and later folio-sized newspapers.

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