Daily Courant

Daily Courant
March 11, 1702 - 1735

-The first English daily newspaper.
- Contained foreign intelligence, translated from foreign
newspapers.
-Published by Edward Mallet.
-The paper consisted of a single page with two columns. Mallet advertised that he intended to publish only foreign news, and claimed that he would not take upon himself to add any comments of his own, supposing other people to have "sense enough to make reflections for themselves."
-The Daily Courant was merged with the Daily Gazetteer in 1735.