Philhellene Wazer from Switzerland established the first improvised printing-house on Hydra. With the assistance of the Tobazi brothers Hydra’s first newspaper the “Greek Mirror”, was printed. Until 1824 the “Greek Mirror” rallied the Greek fighting public with remarkable articles about Greek Naval battles.

In 1824 the Ambroise Firmin Didot, sent typographic machines as a “Donation to the Nation” to Hydra in order to organize a modern printing house. Important publications and newspapers such as “Friend of the Law”, published by Joseph Kiape were published at this time. The press also published the “Independent Gazette of Greece” edited by Pantelis K Pantelis between 1827 and 1828 as well as the French written weekly paper “L’Abeille Grecque” edited by Joseph Kiape between 1827 and 1829. The final paper “Apollo” published 1831 by Anastasios Polizoides was one of the strongest opposition instruments used against governor Kapodistrias.