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<blockquote data-quote="Theron" data-source="post: 3321506" data-attributes="member: 2326"><p>There really weren't people like that. </p><p></p><p>There were chroniclers, but they were much more along the lines of diarists writing from their own perspectives and leaving it to history to sort them out. Remember, moveable type wasn't invented until the 15th century, at the tail end of the medieval period. Much of a medieval historian's task is separating the wheat from the chaff while reading these personal memoirs.</p><p></p><p>The closest thing to a public dissemination of information would be a town cryer, but even his information would be in the way of official statements or possibly things he'd been paid to proclaim.</p><p></p><p>By the late 15th century, the power of the press was already becoming known, though not for the dissemination of news, but mainly political propaganda. According to Wikipedia, the first known printed newspaper was published in 1605, which would put it well outside the medieval period.</p><p></p><p>Of course, in a fantasy world, it's up to you. I might recommend Terry Pratchett's <em>The Truth</em> for some inspiration on introducing a newspaper to a fantasy setting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Theron, post: 3321506, member: 2326"] There really weren't people like that. There were chroniclers, but they were much more along the lines of diarists writing from their own perspectives and leaving it to history to sort them out. Remember, moveable type wasn't invented until the 15th century, at the tail end of the medieval period. Much of a medieval historian's task is separating the wheat from the chaff while reading these personal memoirs. The closest thing to a public dissemination of information would be a town cryer, but even his information would be in the way of official statements or possibly things he'd been paid to proclaim. By the late 15th century, the power of the press was already becoming known, though not for the dissemination of news, but mainly political propaganda. According to Wikipedia, the first known printed newspaper was published in 1605, which would put it well outside the medieval period. Of course, in a fantasy world, it's up to you. I might recommend Terry Pratchett's [i]The Truth[/i] for some inspiration on introducing a newspaper to a fantasy setting. [/QUOTE]
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