Espejo-Cala, Carmen2015-06-232015-06-2320111368-8804http://hdl.handle.net/11441/25637Recent 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.application/pdfenghttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/JournalismEarly Modern EuropeCorantosGazettesHistoriographical revisionismPeriodismoGacetasinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://doi.org/10.1080/13688804.2011.554730