During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Dutch Republic was one of the main centers of media in Europe. These media included newspapers, pamphlets,
In News Networks 35 scholars from 10 countries give a new account of the history of European news, emphasising its transnational character and the international
This history of early modern news focuses on news itself rather than specific material forms. Centering on movement through different media, time, and place, it
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Modern communications allow the instant dissemination of information and images, creating a sensation of virtual presence - or 'contemporaneity' - at events tha