European Communication Networks in the Early Modern Age

Recent contributions to knowledge about early journalism developed in different parts of Europe—Italy, France, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain … —have made it possible to trace a fairly precise map for the historical origin of this phenomenon. However, the scope of work carried out with a view to developing frameworks of interpretation to explain the reasons for this appearance is not as far-reaching. This paper reviews the recurring theoretical models found to date in the specific bibliography and proposes a new framework of interpretation, capable of encompassing the complexity and pan-European nature of early journalism in history.