The journey of journalism in Odisha is a tale of one and half century only. History repeats itself; the origin of the newspaper throughout the world always reflects the theme of suppression, oppression and repression of common people. The same story is also repeated in the history of journalism in Odisha. The newspapers always undergo with various stages and themes to make them refined and polished. From the year 1849 to 2009 Odisha has also witnessed various historical, political, economic and cultural ups and downs, which are presented in the pages of various newspapers which can be considered as the theme of the press. Though it is pretty difficult to categories the theme of the newspapers, on a broader sense, it can be divided on the basis of historical, political, economic, social and cultural changes.