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{{italic title|''Western Star'' (Kerala)}}<br />
'''''Western Star''''' was an English-language newspaper published from [[Cochin]] (part of present-day India). Established in 1860, it was one of the first newspapers in [[Kerala]] and the first in the English language.<ref name="History">{{Cite book|title=Malayala Patrathinte Katha [History of Malayalam Journalism (1847–1947)] |publisher=Published by the author |year=1976 |location=Cochin |last=Perunna K. N. Nair |language=Malayalam |url=https://archive.org/download/malayalapatrathi0000peru/malayalapatrathi0000peru.pdf|pages=21–23}}</ref> It was owned by Ittiara Writer, Ittoop Writer, Curian Writer and Devji Bhimji.<ref name="History"/> It was the first newspaper in Kerala not under the ownership of missionaries. The first editor was Charles Lawson who later founded the ''[[The Mail (Madras)|Madras Mail]]'' newspaper in Madras.<ref name="History"/> In 1864, a Malayalam counterpart of ''Western Star'' named ''Paschimataraka'' was also started.<ref name="Media Academy">{{cite web |title=History of Media in Kerala |url=http://keralamediaacademy.org/?page_id=317 |publisher=Kerala Media Academy |access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref><br />
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''Western Star'' continued publication from Cochin for many years until it switched to [[Trivandrum]].<ref name="Media Academy"/> Its ownership was under Curian Writer's family at this time. It continued publication until the 1930s.<ref name="History"/><br />
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