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

4. TYPES OF NEWSPAPER
Daily
 Weekly
 National
 Regional
 International
 Online/E-paper
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6. NEWSPAPER FORMATS

7. PUBLISHING FORMAT
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Print: 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

8. 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?