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.
Well done, Phoebbie. You have researched different types of newspapers and seem to understand how to make distinctions. However, this is merely descriptive.
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