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LITERATURE
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Longest-Running Newspapers
This list features the longest-running newspapers in the world. Newspapers that have ceased material publication and have adopted an Internet-only format are not included in this list.
RANK | MAGAZINE | YEAR | COUNTRY |
1 | Hildesheimer Relations-Courier | 1705 | Germany |
2 | Stamford Mercury | 1712 | United Kingdom |
3 | Maryland Gazette | 1727 | United States |
4 | Salisbury Journal | 1729 | United Kingdom |
5 | Gazzetta di Parma | 1735 | Italy |
6 | The Belfast News Letter | 1737 | Ireland |
7 | Feuille d’Avis de Neuchâtel | 1738 | France |
8 | The Press and Journal | 1747 | United Kingdom |
9 | Berlingske | 1749 | Denmark/Norway |
10 | Leeuwarder Courant | 1752 | Netherlands |
11 | Yorkshire Post | 1754 | United Kingdom |
12 | Norrköpings Tidningar | 1758 | Sweden |
References
Britannica, (n.d.). The first newspapers. [online] Available at: https://www.britannica.com/topic/publishing/The-first-newspapers [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia contributors, (n.d.). List of the oldest newspapers. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_oldest_newspapers [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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