Line #47 Main/Newspapers


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6	Newspapers as we know them first appeared in the 17th century, some time after the [[OlderThanSteam printing press]] was invented, although other methods of written news [[TheOldestOnesInTheBook had been around for longer]]. Up until the second half of the 20th century, it was the dominant means of communication before the advent of television with many publications for almost every metropolitan area (some of them evening papers). Since the 1990s however, newspapers and print media in general have been struggling due to diminishing interest with the consolidation of 24-hour-news cable channels and radio formats, as well as the arrival of TheInternet, and the beginning of the 21st century has seen many publications shutting down.
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8	Most newspapers focus on general information; namely local, national and world news. Also common are sections dedicated to financial and sports news, gossip and [[NewspaperComics comic strips]] and puzzles. However, there are notorious differences in the amount of given information: ''The New York Times'' focuses on international informations, while ''The Washington Post'' dabbles in U.S. politics. On the other side, papers such as ''The Sun'' emphasise crime and celebrity news. Publications are also differentiated by their political slant, either conservative or liberal. "Weekend" editions (primarily those published on Sunday) are usually bigger and more extensive in information terms, often running special sections not published on weekdays, such as color magazines.
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10	Other papers focus just on one kind of news, most notably financial publications such as ''The Wall Street Journal'' and ''Financial Times''. Sports papers are also the most popular in continental Europe. And local newspapers outside the U.S., Canada and Australia will most likely feature local events solely.
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12	The perceived blandness and banality of mainstream newspapers in general has given rise since the 1970s to alternative weeklies, which tend to focus on investigative journalism and pieces deemed too provocative for regular publications. ''Rolling Stone'' and ''Village Voice'' (actually founded in 1955) were part of the first wave of the "underground press".
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14	See also PrintMediaTropes, for Tropes featuring newspapers, UsefulNotes/MainstreamMedia, and NewspaperComics.
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16	!! Newspapers Around The World:
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18	* UsefulNotes/AmericanNewspapers
19	* UsefulNotes/AustralianNewspapers
20	* UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers
21	* UsefulNotes/IrishNewspapers
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26	!Germany
27	German publication ''Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien'', first published in 1605, is recognised as the earliest newspaper. Nowadays, newspapers are divided between stolid upmarket publications distributed nationally and sensationalist "boulevard" papers sold in metropolitan areas (the term "tabloid" is not often used as some "boulevards" are printed in other formats)
28	* Highbrow newspapers include ''Die Zeit'' (Hamburg), ''Die Welt'' (Berlin), ''Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung'' (Frankfurt) and ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' (Munich).
29	* "Boulevard" newspapers include ''Bild'' (Berlin and other cities), Europe's biggest-selling paper. Others include ''Berliner Kurier'' (Berlin), ''Abendzeitung'' (Munich) and ''Hamburger Morgenpost'' (Hamburg).
30	!Spain
31	Spanish press has been greatly influenced by the atmosphere of the Franco era and the Bourbon restoration, with the general press being dominated by national publications and sports papers compensating the absence of a "popular press".
32	* National newspapers include the liberal ''El País'', the conservative ''ABC'' and the moderate ''El Mundo'', among other newspapers produced in other Spanish cities. Many newspapers have also Catalan-language sections for Barcelona.
33	* Sports newspapers are divided between Madrid and Barcelona, mostly because of their having the country's top teams. ''AS'' and ''Marca'' will root for Real Madrid while ''Mundo Deportivo'' and ''Sport'' will support Barcelona F.C.
34	!Norway
35	* Notable national newspapers in Norway include the tabloid VG (Verdens Gang, "The World's Goings" or less literally, "The Way of the World"), Aftenposten (The Evening Post) which is the most subscribed to currently, Dagbladet (the Daily Paper) which is known for its investigative journalism, Dagsavisen (the Daily Paper) which started out as a paper for the Labour Party, Dagens Næringsliv (Today's Business) which focuses on economics and business, and Klassekampen (The Class War) which is the newest and leans heavily left.
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39	!Argentina
40	The vast majority of the Argentine press is produced in Buenos Aires, and is dominated by ''La Nación'' and ''Clarín'', surrounded by a few left-wing newspapers (''Página 12'' and ''Tiempo Argentino'') and some populist publications (''Crónica'' and sports paper ''Olé'') aside from a number of local publications.
41	!Chile
42	The Chilean newspaper industry is dominated by ''El Mercurio'' and ''La Tercera'' [[note]]Being originally the third daily edition of the defunct newspaper ''La Hora''[[/note]]. Both are notoriously right-wing (the former being more conservative, while the latter is --slightly-- more liberal). However, with Chile veering to the center-left (given the country's recent history), readership is not too high. Anyways, the few politically-independent dailies since the 1990s have been short-lived, with the exception of free paper ''Publimetro'' (part of Metro International).
43	* '''Upmarket papers:''' ''El Mercurio'' has been published in Santiago since 1900, and is still published in a broadsheet format. ''La Tercera'' is more aimed towards the upper and upper-middle classes, which is somewhat ironic for a former tabloid. ''La Segunda'' [[note]]Originally the second edition of ''Las Últimas Noticias[[/note]] is an evening newspaper dedicated to politics.
44	* '''Tabloids:''' ''Las Últimas Noticias'' (owned by El Mercurio) and ''La Cuarta'' (owned by La Tercera) are mostly focused in sports and gossip, although the former is slightly more of a general-information newspaper while the latter is emphasizes crime and public service. Both are noted by their quirks: ''Las Últimas Noticias'' has yellow-lettered headlines while ''La Cuarta'' often veers on parody (starting with its title) and usually prints news of sexual nature, including a weekly topless pin-up (although rather tame by Latin American standards).
45	'''Other publications:''' There are four freesheets published in the country: three with general information (''Publimetro'', ''La Hora'' and ''hoyxhoy'') and one dedicated to sports (''El Gráfico''). Most cities have daily newspapers, most notably ''El Mercurio de Valparaíso'', the oldest Spanish-language publication still in print. In recent years, alternative weeklies have sprung up, usually with a left-wing slant, the first of them being ''The Clinic'' (Chile's answer to ''Private Eye'', and yes... the title ''is'' in English), notorious for its deliberately provocative front pages and investigative journalism.
46	!Mexico
47	The Aztec country is a prime example of the low readership rates in Latin America, with the joint circulation of Mexico City's newspapers (about a dozen) being smaller than the one of the ''San Diego Union-Tribune'' (a metropolitan area almost ''ten'' times smaller than of Mexico's capital). Prominent newspapers include ''El Universal'', ''Excelsior'', ''Reforma'' (upmarket), ''La Jornada'', ''La Prensa'', ''El Sol'' (downmarket), ''Récord'', ''Estadio'' and ''ESTO'' (sports).
48	!Peru
49	The Peruvian newspaper market is actually one of the biggest in the world, but mostly because of the so-called "prensa chicha", with a dozen newspapers that follow said pattern. The term refers to a popular-oriented style of journalism that would make ''The Sunday Sport'' or the ''New York Post'' respectable organizations[[note]]Chicha is a beverage found in Peruvian working-class neighborhoods[[/note]]. And to boot, these were financed by Alberto Fujimori for his 2000 re-election (and supposedly still maintained by his intimate circle after his downfall). More mainstream newspapers include ''El Comercio'' and ''La República''.
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