The

Newspaper

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A newspaper is a written publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on political events, crime, business, art/entertainment, societyand sports. Most traditional papers also feature an editorialpage containing columnswhich express the personal opinions of writersSupplementary sections may contain advertising, comics, coupons, and other printed media

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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 liveDespite recent setbacks in circulation and profits newspapers are still the most iconic outlet for news and other types of written journalism.A daily newspaper is issued every day, sometimes with the exception of Sundays and some national holidays . Saturday and, where they exist, Sunday editions of daily newspapers tend to be larger, include more specialized sections and advertising inserts, and cost moreTypically, the majority of these newspapers’ staff work Monday to Friday, so the Sunday and Monday editions largely depend on content done in advance or content that is syndicated Most daily newspapers are published in the morningAfternoon or evening papers are aimed more at commuters and office workers .

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There is some debate over which

publication was the first newspaper

because the definition of a newspaper

has been flexible

In ancient Rome, Acta Diurna ,or

government announcement bulletins,

were made public by Julius Caesar.

They were carved on stone or metal

and posted in public places

In China, early government-

produced news sheets, called tipao ,

circulated among court officials during

the late Han dynasty (second and third

centuries AD).

The World Association of

Newspapers recognizes Johann

Carolus’s Collection of all

distinguished and commemorable

news, published in 1605, as the

world’s first newspaper

By the early th century, many

cities in Western and Eastern Europe,

as well as North and South America,

published newspaper-type

publications though not all of them

developed in the same way; content

was vastly shaped by regional and

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Advances in printing technology during the Industrial Revolution were responsible for turning the newspaper into a widely circulated means of communication In 1814, The Times of London acquired a printing press capable of making 1,100 impressions per minute Soon, it was adapted to print on both sides of a page at once This innovation made newspapers cheaper and thus available to a larger part of the populationIn 1833, Benjamin Dayprinted the first penny pressnewspaper, The New York Sun. Penny press papers cost about one sixth the price of other newspapers and appealed to a wider audience

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Recent developments on the Internet are, however, posing major challenges to the business model of many newspapers Paid circulation is declining in most countries, and advertising revenue, which makes up the bulk of most newspapers’ income, is shifting from print to online, resulting in a general decline in newspaper profits This has led to some predictions that newspapers will shrink or even disappear, although new media technologies such as radio and television never supplanted print media.

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