About
This site is about the roots of Greek journalism, which happen to be in Vienna, Austria. Vienna was where many Greeks, mainly from northern Greece and western Turkey, went to avoid Ottoman rule and practice their profession. Most of them were merchants and bankers and enjoyed tremendous success in Austria and Hungary.
Vienna and Trieste became centers of Greek culture and attracted some of the key inspirators, organizers and funders of the Greek revolution of 1821. Although officially still Ottoman citizens, these Greeks were quickly integrated into Viennese society and became well respected business executives and patrons of the arts and letters. Their dedication to the cause of improving the lot of their brethren in the motherland soon led them to the creation of a series of newspapers, magazines and books through which they attempted to educate the Hellenes of the mainland, to the considerable discomfort of the Ottoman rulers in Constantinople.
The first newspaper was Efimeris published in 1784 by Zakynthian Georgios Vendotis. It was followed in 1790 by Efimeris published by the Pouliou brothers from Siatista. Eidiseis for Eastern Places followed in 1811 and Ellinikos Tilegrafos in 1812. Ermis o Logios of 1811 was a magazine that published twice a month and included literary, scientific, political and business content. Less successful was Kalliopi of 1819, a magazine very similar to Ermis o Logios.
Author: Dr. Manny Paraschos, Professor of Journalism, Emerson College, Boston, MA.
http://manoparas.wix.com/mpsite
The actual presentation is in WGBH Forum:
http://forum-network.org/speakers/paraschos-manolis/