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. It first appeared in the English language on 12 October 1785. It was started by Richard Johnston. Hugh Boyd was its first Editor.[1][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
- ↑ Indian Records Series Vestiges of Old Madras{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Mittal Publications
- ↑ Memories of The Mail(11 June 2003).
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- ↑ A look at the changing scene. Press Trust of India.
- ↑ The Press in Tamil Nadu and the Struggle for Freedom, 1917-1937{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Mittal Publications(1 January 1988). ISBN 978-81-7099-082-6
- ↑ The English Press in Colonel India. The Dawn(22 April 2017).
- ↑ Early Indian Newspapers, Gillies, Stewart. www.bl.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
- ↑ Our Story | Madras Courier. Madras Courier(2016-12-27). Retrieved 2018-05-18.
- ↑ Awards. Madras Courier(2018-10-05). Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ↑ South Asian Digital Media Awards 2018 | WAN-IFRA Events. events.wan-ifra.org. Retrieved 2019-06-12.