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136 until 1719 that a great success was achieved in bringing out a paper called

„OUTERNÍ A SOBOTNÍ PRAŽSKÉ“ poštovní noviny or „THE PRAGUE POST NEWS“ published TUESDAYS & SATURDAYS.

This was under the able editorship of Karel Rosenmüller.

After its successful launch the Prague Post News continued a steady and prosperous course through changing times with a worthy succession of editors, under its original title until 1845, when the word „post“ was omitted and so the old paper became the „PRAGUE NEWS“.

The eventful year of 1848 had a great effect upon Bohemian journalism, with the dawn of liberty came Karel Havlíček whose name will ever rank amongst the most brilliant of press-men. His premature death, the end of a career of great promise, an ever-to-be regretted loss to his country, was no doubt accelerated by the cruel persecution to which he was subjected.

After the death of Havlíček, the press for a time was far from being in a flourishing condition, its leaders had a hard task in their battle against political reaction which threatened to crush the life out of any endeavours to promote a healthy development in the domain of journalism. This state of affairs lasted about ten years when a marked change for the better set in as a result of a liberal change in the constitutional laws which seemed to put new life into the people whose patriotic spirit required a strong ally,—such as can only be found in a fearless and independant press! The great alliance of people and press was proved to be a reality by the rapid increase in the number of newspaper and the expansion of their respective circulations.

In 1902. There were 752 Bohemian and Slovaks periodicals published, forty five of them issuing regular supplements.

The following is a list giving number of newspapers published in various parts of the world.