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''The Daily Courant'', initially published on , 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. The newspaper consisted of a single page, with advertisements on the reverse side. 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".
A 'courant', in this context, is derived from the Scottish dialect of the English language and refers to a newspaper or newsletter.
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 Daily Courant'', initially published on , 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. The newspaper consisted of a single page, with advertisements on the reverse side. 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".
A 'courant', in this context, is derived from the Scottish dialect of the English language and refers to a newspaper or newsletter.
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
''The Spectator'' is a weekly British political and cultural news magazine. It was first published in July 1828, making it the oldest surviving magazine in the world. ''The Spectator'' is politically conservative, and its principal subject a ...
.'' ''The Daily Courant'' lasted until 1735, when it was merged with the '' Daily Gazetteer''.
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