World oldest newspapers still in publication

Readers are bemoaning the slow death of the newspaper industry – but to be fair many newspapers have had a significantly long run. Here a...

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Readers are bemoaning the slow death of the newspaper industry – but to be fair many newspapers have had a significantly long run. Here are several papers from around the world that have weathered many centuries – and are still publishing, today.

1. Post-och Inrikes Tidningar (or PoIT) is the government newspaper and gazette of Sweden. It was founded as the Ordinari Post Tijdender (Regular Mail Times) in 1645. The newspaper has been internet-based since 2007

2. Opregte Haarlemsche Courant, Netherlands. Originally published in 1656. Now it's known as Haarlems Dagblad

3. Boletín Ofícial del Estado, the official gazette of the Government of Spain, was first published in 1661 under the names La Gazeta, Gaceta de Madrid and many more

4. La Gazzetta di Mantova – first print run was in 1664

5. The London Gazette, an official journal of the British Government, first published on November 7th, 1665 – as The Oxford Gazette

6. Wiener Zeitung, founded in 1703 under the name Wiennerisches Diarium

7. Hildesheimer Relations Courier began in 1705. Now known as Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung

8. Belfast News-Letter, the oldest English-language daily newspaper still in publication. Originally printed in 1737 – and now printed as The News Letter

9. L'Express, a French-language daily newspaper, published in Neuchâtel, Switzerland since 1738

10. The Aberdeen's Journal (later The Aberdeen Journal, now The Press and Journal). A Scottish daily regional newspaper, established in 1747

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