How did people get the newspaper before printing presses were invented?
Until the invention of printing, people had to make do with whatever information was given by official sources and what could be picked up through hearsay and rumors. First Newspaper… The first known newspaper was the Acta Diurna ~ Daily Happenings. It was free. Acta Diurna was hand-lettered and displayed in public places in ancient Rome from 59 BCE to AD 222.
