But what will the doggies do?

The first regularly printed newspaper is widely considered to be the Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien, published in 1609 in Strasbourg, Germany, by Johann Carolus. [1, 2]

The history of newspapers, however, spans much further back depending on how you define them:

• 59 BCE: The Romans created the Acta Diurna ("Daily Events"), a daily handwritten news bulletin posted in public places, which is often considered the first Newspaper.

My neighbor takes our discarded newspapers to the local animal shelter, providing fresh bedding for puppies.  As subscriptions to our local paper dwindle and it has difficulties surviving, I wonder about fresh bedding for the doggies.