Newspapers

"As for these much feared papers containing news, I have read some and found them to be nothing more than collections of libels which have littered the streets of Pleits ever since we decided to allow 'free speech'. As such they should be welcomed as they allow easy tracking of the pieces of nonsense these papers purport as truths."

- Horst Lars Reinhold, chief spy for the king, in a report on the changes in Pleits

Newspapers started without any good reporting or even intetions in Pleits 500 years ago and since they have only got worse.

International Relation analysis
War reporting and tariff assessments are covered in major newspapers but rarely in depth or with a unique perspective. This leads most to lean on a series of bulletins or pamphlets typically published in out of the way places with a distant perspective on Euphorian affairs. The most widely read is Central Desert Publications which is based in the Arabin land of Al Jezzera. As a result of its location it has a sizable following of Arabin expats and traders and serves content to cater to them. It also offers observations on wars and political situations that would be hard to find in a Euphorian publication.

Novorosist is another such publication. It has a small readership due in part to its poor Euphorian news and in part due to criticism by both Achthal and Leon for backing from Narlwage (it is published from Soultava). However the following is typically among those most interested in the subject and the publication has survived a number of attempts to shut it down.

A number of books on the subject exist but they are, by there very nature, out dated. The best come from Adleman Kurtis.

Technology
Most early newspapers relied upon already prevalent woodblock printing which had existed since Aruseus's time and was mainly used for publishing religious literature. While it did require each sheet to be carved individually it worked ok for widely distributed newspapers.

It was boosted by the emergence of movable type in the 600s. The person who invented it aledged that it came from a super advanced civilization across the plane of beyond but as this is impossible he was simply dismissed as a maniac but his invention thrived and prospered. It has been sped up in recent years by the creation of the printing press and then the water driven printing press.