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A newspaper is a publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. It may be general or special interest, most often published daily or weekly. more...

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The first printed newspaper was published in 1605, and the form has thrived even in the face of competition from technologies such as radio, television, and the Internet. Recent developments on the Internet are, however, posing major challenges to the business model of many newspapers. Paid circulation is declining in most countries, and advertising revenue, which makes up the bulk of most newspapers’ income, is shifting from print to online, resulting in a general decline in newspaper profits. This has led to some predictions that newspapers will shrink or even disappear, although new media technologies such as radio and television never supplanted print media.

General-interest newspapers are usually journals of current news. Those can include political events, crime, business, culture, sports, and opinions (either editorials, columns, or political cartoons). Newspapers use photographs to illustrate stories; they use editorial cartoonists, usually to illustrate writing that is opinion, rather than news.

Some specific features a newspaper may include are:

Weather news and forecasts; An advice column; Critic reviews of movies, plays, restaurants, etc.; Editorial opinions; A gossip column; comic strips and other entertainment, such as crosswords, sudoku and horoscopes; A sports column or section; A humor column or section; A food column; Classified ads are commonly seen in local or small newspapers.;

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There is some debate over which publication was the first newspaper because the definition of a newspaper has been flexible. In ancient Rome, acta diurna, or government announcement bulletins, were made public by Julius Caesar. They were carved on stone or metal and posted in public places. During the Tang dynasty in China (618-906), the Kai Yuan Za Bao also published government news; it was painted on silk and mostly read by government officials. However, the World Association of Newspapers recognizes Johann Carolus’s Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historie, published in 1605, as the world’s first newspaper. The Dutch Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. of 1618 is also considered by some to be the first modern newspaper since the Relation looks more like a book than what is now considered a newspaper. The newspaper Opregte Haarlemsche Courant from Haarlem, first published in 1656, is considered by some to be the oldest continuously published newspaper, though it was forced to merge with the newspaper Haarlems Dagblad in 1942 by the German occupier. Since then the Harlems Dagblad appears with the subtitle Oprechte Haerlemse Courant 1656 and considers itself to be the oldest still-publishing newspaper in the world.

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