Newspaper
hideA newspaper is a publication containing news, information, and advertising. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on political events, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports. Most traditional papers also feature an editorial page containing columns that express the personal opinions of writers. Supplementary sections may contain advertising, comics, and coupons.
Newspapers are most often published on a daily or weekly basis, and they usually focus on one particular geographic area where most of their readers live. Despite recent setbacks in circulation and profits, newspapers are still the most iconic outlet for news and other types of written journalism.
Features a newspaper may include are:
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News tagged with newspaper
The first casualty of war: Study finds news reports match misperception of civilian deaths
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Nov 06, 2009 |
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Researchers reporting in BioMed Central's open access journal Conflict and Health found that the discrepancy in media reporting of casualty numbers in the Iraq conflict can potentially misinform the public and contribute to dis ...
Singer death column sparks Twitter rage
Oct 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Britain's press watchdog said Monday it had received a record 21,000 complaints about a newspaper column on the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately after critics used Twitter to brand the article ...
German firm offers Europe's first 'personalised paper'
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Two young German entrepreneurs presented what they described as a Europe-wide first on Tuesday: a newspaper tailored to readers' individual wishes and delivered to their door before 8:00 am.
US online ads fell for second quarter in a row
Oct 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Internet advertising in the United States slipped 5 percent in the second quarter as the recession extended the first slump in online marketing since 2002.
Coming to mobile phones: Wall Street Journal fees
Sep 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Wall Street Journal plans to start charging as much as $2 a week to read its stories on BlackBerrys, iPhones and other mobile devices, expanding the newspaper's effort to become less dependent on its print edition.
Hartford Courant competitors seethe over Web site
Sep 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- After cutting its newsroom by half because of the recession and sagging advertising revenue, The Hartford Courant found a new source for news - its competition - and found itself in a plagiarism scandal.
Examiner.com expands local news with NowPublic buy
Sep 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Two Web sites that rely on a mix of experts and amateur reporters to cover community news are joining forces in a deal announced Tuesday.
Pittsburgh paper to launch 'members-only' website
Aug 31, 2009 |
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As US newspaper publishers mull charging readers on the Web, a Pennsylvania daily announced plans on Monday to put some content behind a pay wall.
Antitrust watchdog probes Google Italy
Aug 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Italy's antitrust watchdog is investigating allegations that Google Italy is discriminating against newspapers that don't want their content linked on Google's news site by dropping them from its search engine.
Do the media lead entrepreneurs astray?
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Aug 26, 2009 |
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If you're looking for reliable information, then you won't necessarily find it in the newspaper. According to Dr. Susan Glover from the University of California in the US, public information from both informal and written ...
News Corp. seeking to form online news consortium: LAT
Aug 21, 2009 |
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Media giant News Corp. is holding talks with other newspaper publishers on forming a consortium that would charge for news online and on portable devices, The Los Angeles Times reported on Friday.
News International plans to shut free London paper
Aug 20, 2009 |
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News International, the British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's media giant News Corporation, said Thursday it planned to shut thelondonpaper, the group's loss-making freesheet for London commuters.
Amish newspaper succeeds the old-fashioned way
Aug 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The writers' grievances came in the form of angry letters, carried over bumpy rural roads to the newspaper office serving the Amish community.
Small is beautiful (and successful) for newspapers
Aug 09, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Newspapers are hurting all over the United States, but the pain is less severe at small publications like The Blackshear Times in Georgia.
Newspaper sites draw 36 percent of Web audience in June
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Newspaper Web sites attracted 70.3 million unique visitors in June, representing about 36 percent of all Internet users, according to a new Nielsen Online study commissioned by an industry trade group.
