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Yes, as they existed before the newspaper was invented. But their power increases as the speed of communication also increases.
Does town crier and carrier pigeon not count as media? What about that guy complaining on clay tablet?
The Holy Roman Empire had hordes of monks transcribing what ever they like.
Carrier pigeon, not likely.
Town crier, maybe but I am still swinging towards no.
There was a few millennia where kings, chieftans, emperors and the likes were more common than not before we had media. So I’d argue it’s easier to be autocrat without media.
