What is a newspaper

1. What is a newspaper

2. Newspaper A newspaper is periodical publication that is issued daily or weekly and includes local and international news stories, advertisements, announcements, opinions, cartoons, sports news and television listings . It is a combination of information regarding different categories which include sports, crime , politics, entertainment etc.

3. Four criteria of the newspaper Publicity: The contents of the paper are reasonably accessible to the public Periodicity: It is published at regular intervals Currency: The information is up to date Universality: The topics covered are of a wide range

4. Types of newspaper Daily Weekly National Regional International Online/E-paper

5. Newspaper formats

6. Publishing format Prin t: published on hardcopy (paper) this is the traditional way of printing Online : With the advancement of technology and the accessibility of the virtual world to people the concept of online paper is becoming famous. The paper is put online for viewers to read it is also called (E-paper) Custom: Another trend that is coming forward is on customization of newspaper the user online creates his own newspaper adding only the news that he prefers and the custom paper is then delivered to them

7. The 5ws of a newspaper story Every story that is to be published in the paper has to answer the following questions: 5Ws Who ? - who is the story about? What? - what is the story about? Where? - where does the story take place? When? - when does the story take place? Why? - why is this happening?