Acknowledgements
We want to thank the Daily Prophet and its staff for allowing us free use of their news reports, solely for dissemination among Muggle-borns.
A short history of the Daily Prophet and a list of its key staff is provided below. Please contact them by Owl Post if you wish to advertise in the Prophet, or you have a story.
A Short History of the Daily Prophet
Of course, in those days print copies of the Daily Prophet were produced on a double-sided roll of parchment, copied by wand (as they are today), and like other wizarding papers the Daily Prophet did not switch to a Muggle brochure (broadsheet) format until 1854, when Muggle newspapers became commonplace.
Since its inception the Daily Prophet has been a significant voice for the wizarding community. As its editor, Barnabas Cuffe said a few years ago, "We may not sell as many copies as Die Post Wizardum, but we have a reputation for accurate and timely reporting which makes us the most read newspaper among officials and envoys worldwide."
Indeed the Daily Prophet prides itself on its topical coverage of international wizarding affairs, and is also known for its robust domestic Ministry reports in Britain. The post of Special Correspondent at the Daily Prophet, occupied in the past by some of the best minds in the journalistic field and largely held by Rita Skeeter for the last 25 years, covers both these key topics and is an important mainstay of news for its readers.
With over 50 staff, it is also one of the biggest employers in the English wizarding community.
Daily Prophet staff
Editor
Barnabas Cuffe
Hamfist Caven
Special
Correspondent
Rita Skeeter
Quidditch
Correspondent
Caiman Wickitts
Health &
Herbology
Reporter
Dangerous
Beasts &
Muggle Affairs
Reporter
Oliver Lesgringer
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Herein on this site, we are using the Daily Prophet's reports and other contributions on an 'as is' basis. We have not modified text in any way except for presentational purposes.
Other material is taken from Muggle websites, using their creative commons licences. Those sites are listed below. Please be aware that the Daily Prophet content is specific to us and is not available on those Muggle licences. But if you wish to use some article or content, you can contact us for the full list of rates (they start at 1 Galleon nominal charge for use of a Prophet article in a non-commercial project to 2 Galleons per paragraph, that is £40 in Muggle money, for commercial use).
Attributed Muggle content:
Dragon logo clipart - publicdomainvectors
Other sites
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Wikipedia
Free picture library