''The Daily Courant'', initially published on 11 March 1702, was the first British daily newspaper. It was produced by

Elizabeth Mallet Elizabeth Mallet ( 1672–1706) was an English printer and bookseller who produced Britain's first daily newspaper, ''The Daily Courant''. In 1672, Mallet married David Mallet. During the 1670s and 1680s, she and David dominated the trade in p ...

at her premises next to the King's Arms tavern at Fleet Bridge in London. The newspaper consisted of a single page, with advertisements on the reverse side. Mallet advertised that she intended to publish only foreign news and would not add any comments of her own, supposing her readers to have "sense enough to make reflections for themselves". After only forty days Mallet sold ''The Daily Courant'' to Samuel Buckley, who moved it to premises in the area of Little Britain in London, at "the sign of the Dolphin". Buckley later became the publisher of ''

The Spectator ''The Spectator'' is a weekly British magazine on politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first published in July 1828, making it the oldest surviving weekly magazine in the world. It is owned by Frederick Barclay, who also owns ''The ...

.'' ''The Daily Courant'' lasted until 1735, when it was merged with the ''

Daily Gazetteer The ''Daily Gazetteer'' was an English newspaper which was published from 30 June 1735 until 1746. The paper was printed for T. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-Noster Row, London by W. Arnall ''et al.'' ''The Gazetteer'' and ''New Daily Advertis ...

''.

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