The London Missionary Society (LMS) began evangelising in Samoa when missionary John Williams (1796-1838) arrived in Savai'i in 1830. Well before the first commercial newspaper was launched in Samoa, the LMS decided to publish the Samoan Reporter, the first issue appearing in August 1845. The paper of four (occasionally six) pages, was set out in three columns and printed locally at the LMS printery at Leulumoega on Upolu Island. 

Na amata le galuega tala'i a le London Missionary Society (LMS) i Samoa ina ua taunuu le alii misionare o John Williams (1796-1838) i totonu o Savai'i i le tausaga e 1830. A'o le'i tatalaina le ulua’i nusipepa faapisinisi i Samoa, na filifili le LMS e lolomi le The Samoan Reporter, ma o le lomiga muamua na faia i a Aukuso 1845. O le pepa, e fa (a’o nisi taimi e ono) itulau, sa faatulaga i ni vaega se tolu ma lolomiina i le lotoifale i le fale lomitusi o le   LMS i Leulumoega i le motu o Upolu.

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Latest additions to Newspapers (January 2024):

• Dominion (1935-1945)
• Southland Times (1937-1945)