Pärnu Postimees

Pärnu Postimees
Owner(s)Postimees Group
Founder(s)Johan Woldemar Jannsen
Founded1857; 167 years ago (1857)
LanguageEstonian
ISSN1406-2917
OCLC number473226655
Websiteparnu.postimees.ee

Pärnu Postimees ('The Pärnu Postman', originally Perno Postimees ehk Näddalileht 'The Pärnu Postman or Weekly Newspaper') is an Estonian regional newspaper published in Pärnu County. First published on 5 June 1857, it is one of the oldest papers in the country, and also a forerunner to the national newspaper Postimees.

History

The first issue of Perno Postimees ehk Näddalileht, published on 5 June 1857

The newspaper was first published on 5 June 1857 as Perno Postimees ehk Näddalileht.[1] It was founded by Johann Voldemar Jannsen,[1] who was an architect by profession and has been described as "the father or Estonian journalism".[2]

The paper aimed at encouraging Estonians and at publishing Estonian literary work.[1] In 1863, the paper moved to Dorpat (Tartu) and was renamed Eesti Postimees (meaning 'the Estonian Postman' in English).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Ion Stanciu; Silviu Miloiu. Europe as viewed from the margins. An East-Central European perspective during the long 19th Century. Silviu Miloiu. p. 111. ISBN 978-973-7925-92-3. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Sculpture of Johann Voldemar Jannsen". Visit Estonia. Retrieved 3 January 2015.


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