Madras Courier

The Madras Courier was the first newspaper to be published in Madras, Madras Presidency, British India and one of the first in India. It was the leading newspaper of its time and was the officially recognized newspaper for printing government notifications.[1]

Madras Courier
Owner(s)Richard Johnson
PublisherRichard Johnson
Founded12 October 1785
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersMadras, Madras Presidency, British India

History

It first appeared in the English language on 12 October 1785. It was started by Richard Johnston. Hugh Boyd was its first editor.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

On 12 October 2016, the Madras Courier was revived as a digital publication.[8] It won the Best Digital News Start-up Award at the South Asian Digital Media Awards 2018.[9][10]

References
  1. B.A, Pon Vasanth (24 November 2022). "The first newspaper of Madras Presidency had a 36-year run". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. Henry Davidson Love. Indian Records Series Vestiges of Old Madras. Mittal Publications. pp. 359–. GGKEY:GE1U0JNYH0Q. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  3. "Memories of The Mail". The Hindu. 11 June 2003. Archived from the original on 24 October 2003. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  4. "A look at the changing scene". Press Trust of India. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  5. A. Ganesan (1 January 1988). The Press in Tamil Nadu and the Struggle for Freedom, 1917-1937. Mittal Publications. pp. 4–. ISBN 978-81-7099-082-6.
  6. "The English Press in Colonel India". S.M.A. Feroze. The Dawn. 22 April 2017. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  7. Gillies, Stewart. "Early Indian Newspapers". www.bl.uk. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  8. "Our Story | Madras Courier". Madras Courier. 27 December 2016. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  9. "Awards". Madras Courier. 5 October 2018. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  10. "South Asian Digital Media Awards 2018 | WAN-IFRA Events". events.wan-ifra.org. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2019.


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