Madras Courier
The Madras Courier was the first newspaper to be published in Madras, Madras Presidency, British India and one of the first in India. It was the leading newspaper of its time and was the officially recognized newspaper for printing Government notifications. It first appeared in the English language on 12 October 1785. It was started by Richard Johnston. Hugh Boyd was its first Editor.The paper ceased publishing on 19 January 1819.
On 12 October 2016, the Madras Courier was revived as a digital publication. It won the Best Digital News Start-up Award at the South Asian Digital Media Awards 2018.
