Roman Emperor, Julius Ceaser is said to have started the first newspaper (something written on metal, stone, leather or cloth) in 59 BC to inform his people about the latest epidemic, war of the country, recruitment in military etc. It was called Acta Diurna, Acta Populi or Acta Senatus as well.
Such information were put on a cross road so that people moving from there could read them and know the latest happenings around the country. The Emperor had also managed a person near it to read out the information for the people who could not read and write themselves.
Acta Diurna, the Latin term means "the activities of the day". So major activities concerned to the public would be published and put them on the crossroad for everyone's access. It is taken as the first newspaper or mass media in the history of communication.
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