Hicky's Bengal Gazette by Andrew Otis6/24/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Hicky’s Bengal Gazette: The Untold Story of India’s First Newspaper is a gripping story of 18th century Calcutta politics and the fate of those who became infamous because of a newspaper. Hicky’s Bengal Gazette: The Untold Story of India’s First Newspaper, Andrew Otis (Westland, May 2018) The story of James Augustus Hicky will haunt and inspire journalists the world over. He was part of a greater struggle for Enlightenment ideals of inalienable rights, ending taxation without representation, and the freedom of the Press. Irishman James Augustus Hicky is significant in this flow of events:ĭespite this long history of printing in Asia, Hicky was the first to found a newspaper, something that was printed on a regular basis and intended to convey information. Ever since the introduction of the printing press in India in the 16th century by the Portuguese Jesuits, the European colonists and missionaries used the technology to print their newsletters. In his book on origins of modern journalism in India, Andrew Otis mentions bulletins published by the Chinese, handbills by the Japanese and newsletters distributed by runners. Asia has a long history of the printing and dissemination of news. ![]()
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