Country’s first newspaper

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00:00Imagine a time in Thailand when news travels slowly, mostly through words of mouth.

00:06But this changed in 1844 with a burst of Thailand's first newspaper.

00:11The Bangkok Recorder was founded by Dr. Dan B. Bradley, an American missionary who arrived

00:16in Siam in 1835 and quickly recognized the need for a printed medium to share information.

00:22Bradley used the newspaper to introduce modern printing techniques,

00:26educate the public and encourage curiosity about the wider world.

00:30Although it struggled financially and reached only a small segment of the population,

00:35the newspaper marked a turning point in Siam's society.

00:38It set the stage for the development of journalism in Thailand,

00:42creating a space for public discussion and the exchange of ideas beyond the royal court.

00:47Interestingly, some of Bradley's early articles explained vaccination,

00:51hygiene, and even how to build water clocks.