1724-00-00: (First Newspaper Published in Haiti, Marking the Beginning of a Print Culture in the Colony That Would Remain Primarily French-Language and Elite…

1724-00-00: (First Newspaper Published in Haiti, Marking the Beginning of a Print Culture in the Colony That Would Remain Primarily French-Language and Elite-Oriented for Centuries): In 1724, the first newspaper was published in Haiti, establishing a print culture in the colony that would develop primarily in French and serve the interests of the enslavers and colonial administration. Access to printed media would remain limited by literacy rates for centuries, a legacy of a colonial system that had no interest in educating the people it enslaved and only minimal interest in educating the free population.