newspaper, paper (noun)

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

"he read his newspaper at breakfast"

newspaper, paper, newspaper publisher (noun)

a business firm that publishes newspapers

"Murdoch owns many newspapers"

newspaper, paper (noun)

the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher

"when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper"

newspaper, newsprint (noun)

cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers

"they used bales of newspaper every day"

newspaper (Noun)

A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.

newspaper (Noun)

A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.

newspaper (Verb)

To cover with newspaper.

newspaper (Verb)

To engage in the business of journalism (usually used only in the gerund, newspapering)

newspaper (Verb)

to harrass in newspaper articles.

Newspaper

A newspaper is a periodical publication containing news regarding current events, informative articles, diverse features, editorials, and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6,580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a day. The late 2000s-early 2010s global recession, combined with the rapid growth of web-based alternatives, caused a serious decline in advertising and circulation, as many papers closed or sharply retrenched operations. General-interest newspapers typically publish stories on local and national political events and personalities, crime, business, entertainment, society and sports. Most traditional papers also feature an editorial page containing editorials written by an editor and columns that express the personal opinions of writers. The newspaper is typically funded by paid subscriptions and advertising. A wide variety of material has been published in newspapers, including editorial opinions, criticism, persuasion and op-eds; obituaries; entertainment features such as crosswords, sudoku and horoscopes; weather news and forecasts; advice, food and other columns; reviews of radio, movies, television, plays and restaurants; classified ads; display ads, radio and television listings, inserts from local merchants, editorial cartoons, gag cartoons and comic strips.

Newspaper

A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports and art, and often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions entirely. Newspapers developed in the 17th century, as information sheets for businessmen. By the early 19th century, many cities in Europe, as well as North and South America, published newspapers. Some newspapers with high editorial independence, high journalism quality, and large circulation are viewed as newspapers of record.