"El Gratis" (1842-1843). Approximation to the study of an innovative newspaper

  • Emilio Feliu García University of Alicante
  • Dolores Fernández Poyatos University of Alicante
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ESMP.2012.v18.n2.41042
Keywords: history of journalism, 19th Century, daily press, advertising newspaper, free journals.

Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of El Gratis, advertisements journal published in 1842-43, some of whose traits (enforcement of the double market law, free distribution of several copies, publishing a newspaperposter ...) represent a real novelty for its time and for the history of nineteenth-century journalism in Spain.
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Published
2012-12-14
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Feliu García, E., & Fernández Poyatos, D. (2012). "El Gratis" (1842-1843). Approximation to the study of an innovative newspaper. Estudios Sobre El Mensaje Periodístico, 18(2), 721-737. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ESMP.2012.v18.n2.41042
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Vol. 18 No. 2 (2012): El periodismo ante conflictos y catástrofes
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Research and Documents

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