Newspapers/The role of newspaper in Modern life/Importance of Reading Newspaper/ Importance of Newspaper A newspaper is a paper that gives us news of day to day happenings of the different parts of the world. It is one of the blessings of the modern civilization. We cannot think of modern life without the newspaper. The first newspaper was published in China. Venice of Italy was the first place where the first newspaper saw the light of the day in Europe. During the reign of Elizabeth it was published in England. The “Indian Gazette” published in 1774 was the first newspaper in the sub-continent . “The Samachar Darpan” brought out by the Missionaries of Sree Rampur was the first Bengali newspaper. There are various kinds of newspapers in the world. They are dailies, weeklies, monthlies, fortnightlies , and so on. The daily newspaper carries the news of the daily affairs. It is popular with all sections of people. Other kinds of newspapers are known as periodicals...