Daily Lightbringer
| Type | Public limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | News and information |
| Founded | 1652 |
| Headquarters | Daocheng, Jingdao |
| Products | Newspapers, magazines |
The Daily Lightbringer is a Jingdaoese middle-market newspaper published in Daocheng in a broadsheet format and also the name for the media company that owns the newspaper, as well as the monthly magazine Light Affairs. The newspaper is a registered newspaper, being a successor to Pure Apollonia which was registered in 1622. Foreign critics consider the newspaper to be a mouthpiece of the Jingdaoese imperial palace. The newspaper responds to this by saying that its only goal is to print what is true and valid. Given the infallibility of the emperor, they it is only natural that so much of what the newspaper publishes aligns with the positions of the imperial palace. The Daily Lightbringer is considered to be the only newspaper that is always safe to read in public transport without fear of being placed in political imprisonment.
Circulation and spread
As of 1677, 57 million copies of the Daily Lightbringer are distributed each day in the Jingdaoese Empire. In Alrig, 7 thousand copies are sold. Daily print editions are also available in all USSO capitals where they are mostly sold to hotels catering to Jingdaoese guests. As the newspaper can often be read for free in tea gardens, there are estimated to be on average three readers per printed copy of the newspaper.
