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The Burney Collection consists of over 1,270 17th-18th century newspapers and other news materials, gathered by Charles Burney, most notable for the 18th-century London newspapers. The original collection, totalling almost 1 million pages, is held by the British Library.
The history of British newspapers begins in the 17th century with the emergence of regular publications covering news and gossip. The relaxation of government censorship in the late 17th century led to a rise in publications, which in turn led to an increase in regulation throughout the 18th century. [ 1 ]
Collected in book form it remained hugely popular for the rest of the century. Vetusta Monumenta (1718–1906). Illustrated antiquarian papers published at intermittent intervals by the Society of Antiquaries of London. The Intelligencer (1728—1729). Launched by Jonathan Swift and Thomas Sheridan; The Plain Dealer (1724–1725). Bi-weekly.
Newspapers have always been the primary medium of journalists since 1700, with magazines added in the 18th century, radio and television in the 20th century, and the Internet in the 21st century. [1] London has always been the main center of British journalism, followed at a distance by Edinburgh, Belfast, Dublin, and regional cities.
Ballymun Concrete News (1998–2006) Free; British Newspaper Archive (free access within British Library reading rooms) Pay; Church of Ireland Gazette (1911–1923) Free; Church of Ireland Gazette (2005–2011) Free; Conradh na Gaeilge (1893– ) Connolly Association newspaper archive Free. Irish Freedom (1939–1944) Irish Democrat (1945–2000)
In May 2010, a ten-year programme of digitization of the newspaper archives with commercial partner DC Thomson subsidiary Brightsolid began. [10] [11] In November 2011, BBC News reported on the launch of the British Newspaper Archive, an initiative to facilitate online access to over one million pages of pre-20th century newspapers. [12]
The Illustrated Police News was a weekly illustrated newspaper which was one of the earliest British tabloids.It featured sensational and melodramatic reports and illustrations of murders and hangings and was a direct descendant of the execution broadsheets of the 18th century.
The newspapers of Yorkshire have a long history, stretching back to the 18th century. Regional newspapers have enjoyed varying fortunes, reflected in the large number of now-defunct papers from Yorkshire.