Magyar Hírmondó is the first newspaper to be published in the Hungarian language in Pressburg, Kingdom of Hungary (present-day Bratislava, Slovakia).[1] The first issue appeared on 1 January 1780.[1] Its founders were Mátyás Rát, a Lutheran pastor and Ferenc Ágoston Patzkó, a publisher from Pressburg.[1] The latter was also the publisher.[2][3][4][5] The paper was published in octavo format (a single column on half a printed sheet) twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.[1] Mátyás Rát was the editor of the paper from its foundation in 1780 to 1782.[1] Magyar Hírmondó folded in 1788.[1]

Magyar Hírmondó
PublisherFerenc Ágoston Patzkó
EditorMátyás Rát
Founded1 January 1780
LanguageHungarian
Ceased publication1788
HeadquartersPressburg, Kingdom of Hungary
CountryHungary

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f Réka Lengyel (2019). "The Newspaper as a Medium for Developing National Language, Literature, and Science". In Ágnes Dóbék; Gábor Mészáros; Gábor Vaderna (eds.). Media and Literature in Multilingual Hungary 1770–1820. Budapest: Reciti. ISBN 978-615-5478-70-3.
  2. ^ Asa Briggs; Peter Burke (26 July 2018). A Social History of the Media: From Gutenberg to the Internet. Wiley. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-7456-9943-1.
  3. ^ Benedek Csaplár (1886). Révai Miklós élete. Aigner Lajos. p. 89.
  4. ^ Oksana Buranbaeva; Vanja Mladineo (22 September 2011). Culture and Customs of Hungary. ABC-CLIO. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-313-38370-0.
  5. ^ Robert B. Kaplan; Richard B. Baldauf (2005). Language Planning and Policy in Europe. Multilingual Matters. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-85359-811-1.