Acta diurna

Under the name Acta diurna (plural of actum diurnum ) (Latin daily events ) led the Roman Consul Gaius Julius Caesar a daily news bulletin one, as it were a preform of the newspaper that from 59 BC to at least AD 235 (probably not always daily) appeared.

The acta reported on the negotiations in public bodies and were initially kept purely for information. Later they were under Emperor Augustus also a mouthpiece for propaganda. Also soft news as society gossip, sensational events or crime reporting were included.

The daily reports were duplicated by copying by private entrepreneurs, who added the official news and other current information. These entrepreneurs took care also about the shipping of the sheet in the provinces.

Not entirely clear is the release form. While Kolb notes that there are no documents for publication on papyrus and the lyrics were written on tablets, Wilke assumes that it was publicly hung placards. The Web Project Professional Journalism shows a corresponding papyrus.

In the Acta diurna there were already reports first image that showed somewhat in the manner of representation on triumphal arches imperial war deeds.

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