History of newspaper publishing in Iran

The history of newspaper publishing in Iran goes back to the 19th century, under the Qajar dynasty. The first newspaper in Iran, Kâghaz-e Akhbâr (Persian: کاغذ اخبار, lit. 'The Newspaper'), was created for the government by Mirza Saleh Shirazi in 1837.^[1] Shirazi had been sent to study in England by the crown prince Abbas Mirza in 1815. It was during his stay that Shirazi became interested in the printing press, which he imported to Iran. The Kâghaz-e Akhbâr was short-lived.^[2]

First page of an issue of the Vaqâye'-e Ettefâqiyye

In 1851, the Vaqâye'-e Ettefâqiyye (Persian: وقایع اتفاقیه) was created as the official gazette of Iran. It was inspired by the Ottoman Takvim-i Vekayi.^[2] In 1860, its title was changed to Ruznâme-ye Dowlat-e 'Aliyye-ye Irân (Persian: روزنامهٔ دولت علیهٔ ایران, lit. 'The Newspaper of the Sublime State of Iran').^[2]

See also

• Akhtar (magazine), a magazine published in the Ottoman Empire for Iranians