Types of Newspapers

Types Of Newspapers

Tabloid:  Tabloids cover national and international news. They often contain gossip, scandalous news and personal stories. An example of a tabloid would be 'The News of the World'. 'The News of the World' was a national newspaper, published in the UK from 1843 - 2011. It was at one point, one of the biggest selling English Language newspaper in the world. However, due to the phone hacking scandal allegations against the newspaper, News Limited decided to eradicate the newspaper on the 7th July 2011. 

   Broadsheet:  The broadsheet is the largest of the various newspaper formats. It  covers all national and international news, often in a serious or formal way. An example of a broadsheet would be 'The Guardian'. 'The Guardian' founded in 1821 by John Edward Taylor is a daily newspaper that was once known as 'The Manchester Guardian'.

Local: A local newspaper contains some national and international news, but tends to focus on fairly local news topics in detail. Usually based around towns, cities or groups of villages. An example of a local newspaper would be the 'Greenwich Time'. The 'Greenwich Time' is a weekly newspaper that is distributed to local households within the Greenwich Borough every thursday.




 

     Regional: A Regional newspaper contains some national and international   news, but focus on news relating to a specific area of the country. An example of a regional newspaper would be, 'The Bath Chronicle'.  'The Bath Chronicle' is a weekly newspaper, that was first published under various titles in 1700. The newspaper is distributed within Bath and prior to September 2007, it was published daily.

National: A national newspaper covers news across the whole country, together with international news. An example of a national newspaper would be 'The Daily Telegraph'. 'The Daily Telegraph' is a daily morning broadsheet which is distributed  throughout the United Kingdom and internationally.

History of the Newspaper

Newspapers

 Newspapers tend to meet four criteria:

• Publicity: The contents are reasonably accessible to the public.
• Periodicity: The newspaper is published at regular intervals.
• Currency: The information in the newspaper is up to date.
• Universal: The newspaper covers a range of topics.

History of the Newspaper Industry

59 B.C: Acta Diurna the first newspaper is published in Rome.

1631: The first french newspaper published, The Gazette.

1690: The first newspaper is published in America, Publick Occurrences.

1704: Considered the world's first journalist, Daniel Defoe publishes the Review.

1830: Number of newspapers published in the U.S. is 715.

1833: The New York Sun costs one cent- the beginning of penny press.

1855: The first newspaper is published in Sierra Leone.

1864: William James Carlton of J. Walter Thompson Company begins selling advertising space in
newspapers. The J. Walter Thompson Company is the longest running American advertising company.

1873: First illustrated daily newspaper in New York
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1877: First weather report with map published in Australia.

1954: There are more radio stations than there are daily newspapers.

1967: Newspapers use digital production processes and began using computers.

2007: There are now 1,456 daily newspapers in the United States alone, selling 55 million copies a day.

2009: Newspapers are moving into online internet versions.

Introduction to A2 Media

For A2 Media Studies, I have chosen to create a local newspaper with a poster and a radio advertisement. The reason for my choice is because last year for my AS coursework we had to create an opening scene to a movie,because I have already had the experience of creating a part of a film. This year I wanted to try something new through creating a newspaper.