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Newspaper - Newspapers in different countries

Newspaper - Afghanistan

Printed in Afghanistan and other countries by Afghan nationals. List of newspapers in and out of print:

• Kabul Weekly
• Annis
• Issla
• Kabul Times

• Saraj-ul-Akhbar
• Omaid
• Khorasan

Newspaper - Argentina

In Argentina, the broadsheet format is almost non-existent. The only remaining national newspaper published in that format is La Nación.

Newspaper - Belgium

Belgium's quality newspapers:

• De Standaard [1] (Christian, patriotically Flemish - 80,000 copies per day)
• De Morgen (left - 40,000 copies per day)
• Le Soir (French-language, centre - 100,000 copies per day)

Popular newspapers:

• Het Laatste Nieuws (right, a lot of sports news - 291,000 copies per day)
• Het Nieuwsblad (Christian, a lot of sports news - 200,000 copies per day)
• Vers l'avenir (French-language, Catholic roots - 99,000 copies per day)
• Het Volk (left, Christian - 92,000 copies per day)

Source: BBC: The press in Belgium

Newspaper - Brazil

Most important newspapers of Brazil are:

• Folha de São Paulo
• O Estado de São Paulo (also known as Estadão)
• O Globo
• Jornal do Brasil
• Correio Braziliense
• Zero Hora

Newspaper - Chile

• El Mercurio
• La Tercera
• Las Últimas Noticias
• La Cuarta
• La Nación

Newspaper - Europe

There are several newspapers that target Europe, or the European Union, as a whole. Many are published in English, being owned both by USA-based or European-based companies.

• European Voice: Owned by the British (European Union) The Economist Group
• The Wall Street Journal Europe: Owned by the USA-based Wall Street Journal
• International Herald Tribune: Owned by USA-based The New York Times Company
• New Europe: Owned by USA-based News Corporation
• EU Reporter: (ownership unchecked), distributed without charge

Newspaper - Germany

Important national newspapers are the daily Die Welt and the weekly Die Zeit as well as the daily tabloid Bild, but local ones draw a much wider readership. Some local or regional newspapers assume the role of national papers, such as the Frankfurter Allgemeine of Frankfurt and the Süddeutsche Zeitung of Munich. The taz (long form: Die Tageszeitung) was founded 1978, partly in reaction to the terrorist events of the German Autumn, and considers itself as an alternative to the (in 1978) mostly conservative newspaper market. The now independent Neues Deutschland was the newspaper of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, which ruled the communist East Germany until 1989.

The largest publishing companies are located in Hamburg, notably the Axel Springer Verlag and Gruner und Jahr. About one half of Germany's nation-wide newspapers and magazines are produced in Hamburg. The Axel Springer Verlag dominates the newspaper market with its tabloid Bild and a large number of local papers.

Newspaper - Finland

• Helsingin Sanomat

Newspaper - France

• Le Figaro
• Libération
• Le Monde
• L'Humanité

• Les Échos
• Le Canard Enchâiné

Newspaper - Hong Kong

Hong Kong has a vibrant newspaper publishing industry. Most papers use the broadsheet size. Almost all newspapers focus on the local Hong Kong market, but some may also target at the markets in Macau and Pearl River Delta. Although they are broadsheets, the three papers with the largest circulation are all considered tabloid-style, with large and colourful photos and sensational coverage to attract readers. Most papers adopt a daily magazine approach, with coverage ranging from local and international news, entertainment, culture, lifestyle, economic and finance, sport and horseracing. Hong Kong Economic Journal, Hong Kong Economic Times and South China Morning Post have are stronger focus on economics and finance. Ta Kung Pao, Wen Wei Po, Singtao Daily and Oriental Daily are the mouthpieces of the communist government in Beijing (Peking). There are also papers specifically published for horse racing tips.

Newspaper - India

Compared with many other developing countries, the Indian press has flourished since independence and exercises a large degree of independence. In 2001, India had 45,974 newspapers, including 5364 daily newspapers published in over 100 languages. The largest number of newspapers were published in Hindi (20,589), followed by English (7,596), Marathi (2,943), Urdu (2,906), Bengali (2,741), Gujarati (2,215), Tamil (2,119), Kannada (1,816), Malayalam(1,505) and Telugu (1,289). The Hindi daily press has a circulation of over 23 million copies, followed by English with over 8 million copies. There are several major publishing groups in India, the most prominent among them being the Times of India Group, the Indian Express Group, the Hindustan Times Group, The Hindu group, the Deccan Chronicle group, the Anandabazar Patrika Group, the Malayala Manorama Group, the Sahara group, the Bhaskar group, and the Jagran group .

India has more than forty domestic news agencies. The Express News Service, the Press Trust of India, and the United News of India are among the major news agencies.

Newspaper - Isle of Man

The Isle of Man publishes three weekly newspapers; Isle of Man Courier, Manx Independent and Isle of Man Examiner. All three newspapers are printed by Isle of Man Newspapers who have their publishing house in Douglas, the capital. The Courier is free and is distributed to all households on the Island every Thursday. They have no official political affiliations. The Courier is distributed to approximately 30,000 households weekly.

Newspaper - Mexico

In Mexico there is no publication that can be considered a national newspaper. The most important ones, such as El Universal, La Jornada and Reforma are in Mexico City, and because of a heavy national centralisation, a lot of redistribution happens (newspapers from Mexico City are sold in almost every city in the country, some with a day or two lag).

The only attempts to create a national newspaper originate in Monterrey. One of them is Milenio, a midi format newspaper, which is distributed in Mexico City; Monterrey, Nuevo León; Veracruz, Veracruz; Guadalajara, Jalisco; Tampico, Tamaulipas; and the state of Tabasco.

The other attempt to make a national newspaper is from the Reforma News Group, which also originated and is run in Monterrey but that has big coverage from Mexico City. Reforma publishes different newspapers with the same main content, but with specific local content in the major cities of the country: El Norte in Monterrey, Reforma in Mexico City, Mural in Guadalajara and Palabra in Saltillo. All of the newspapers by Reforma are published in the broadsheet format.

Reforma is one of the most prestigious, and often considered among the most reliable news sources in Mexico, in spite of its youth (it appeared in Mexico City in 1993). It has gained its prestige with its attractive editorial design, wide-spectrum editorialists and denouncements of government corruption.

Until very recently, newsprint in Mexico was a product made only by the government-owned monopoly. Importing the product from other countries was illegal. This allowed the Mexican government, for many years, to put out of circulation any dissident newspaper. Reforma survived the boycott and fought heavily until the government allowed for importing the product in the 1990s.

Since then, the Mexican press has been undergoing a process towards more freedom of speech, especially after the election of President Vicente Fox in the year 2000.

Newspaper - Netherlands

The biggest left winged quality paper in the Netherlands is the "de Volkskrant" De Volkskrant. Its opposite is the right winged "NRC Handelsblad", which stands for "Nieuwe Roterdamse Courant"NRC. A right winged paper of inferior quality is "de Telegraaf". de Telegraaf Further there is "Trouw", a conservative and good paper. It is founded in the second World War by the Dutch resist. Trouw

Newspaper - Norway

• Verdens Gang (VG) (tabloid)
• Aftenposten
• Dagbladet (tabloid)
• Morgenbladet
• Stavanger Aftenblad
• Rogalands Avis (tabloid)

Newspaper - Pakistan

President Pervez Musharraf's rule has been marked by increased freedom for the print media and a liberalisation of broadcasting policies. The country's law on blasphemy has been used against journalists. Nevertheless, Pakistan's print media are among the most outspoken in South Asia. Pakistan has several domestic news agencies, Associated Press of Pakistan and News Network International are among the major ones. Following are the noteable newspapers:

• Business Recorder - Pakistan's national financial daily.
• Daily Ausaf - In Urdu.
• Daily Jang - Urdu newspaper.
• Daily Times - English language newspaper.
• Dawn - Pakistani English-language newspaper.
• Frontier Post - Peshawar-based, English language.
• The News International - English language daily.
• The Nation - English daily by Nawa-i-Waqt group.
• Jang Group - largest English and Urdu newspaper publication group of Pakistan.

• Daily Awam, Karachi-based Urdu daily.
• Daily Balochistan Express - English language daily from Quetta.
• Daily Kawish Hyderabad - In Urdu.
• Daily Khabrain - Urdu language newspaper.
• Daily Pakistan News - daily newspaper for print and electronic or any other format of media.
• Daily Punjab
• Friday Times - independent weekly paper.
• Hi Pakistan - offers headline news.
• Jasarat - interactive edition.
• Millat Online - daily publication.
• Nawa-i-Waqt, Lahore-based Urdu daily (نواءے وقت).
• Pakistan and Gulf Economist - business weekly
• Pakistan Observer - provides local, national, and international news.
• Pakistan Today - weekly publication.

Newspaper - Philippines

The Philippine press has been flourishing, with a large number of newspapers and tabloids. A partial list is provided below:

• Philippine Daily Inquirer
• The Philippine Star
• Manila Bulletin
• Malaya
• The Manila Times
• Manila Standard Today
• BusinessWorld
• Business Mirror
• The Daily Tribune
• Abante (tabloid)
• Balita (tabloid; owned by the Manila Bulletin)
• Bulgar (tabloid)
• Pilipino Star Ngayon (tabloid; owned by the Philippine Star)
• Tonite (tabloid)
• Tiktik (tabloid)

Newspaper - Poland

List of Polish newspapers (the most popular ones)

• Gazeta Wyborcza
• Fakt (tabloid)
• Rzeczpospolita
• Super Express (tabloid)

• Życie Warszawy
• Trybuna
• Nasz Dziennik

Newspaper - Portugal

• Avante!
• Correio da Manhã
• Diário de Notícias
• Expresso
• Jornal de Notícias
• Público

Newspaper - Sweden

• Dagens Nyheter
• Göteborgs-Posten
• Sydsvenska Dagbladet
• Aftonbladet
• Expressen
• GT
• Kvällsposten

Newspaper - United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, newspapers can be classified by distribution as local or national, and by page size as tabloids and broadsheets. The principal newspapers of England are all nationals edited in London. Wales and Northern Ireland are also dominated by the London-based press; in Scotland, although the London-based press is widely available and widely read, two Scottish newspapers can claim quasi-national status: The Scotsman (based in Edinburgh) and the Glasgow Herald.

There is often an implication that tabloids cater for more vulgar tastes than broadsheet. Within the tabloid category the most down market titles are classed as red-tops because of the design of their front pages. This term is often used deprecatingly by newspapers that consider themselves more serious. There are also "middle-market" tabloids such as The Daily Mail and The Daily Express.

This distinction began to be blurred in October 2003 as two broadsheet newspapers, The Independent and The Times, began tabloid editions in some parts of the U.K. The Independent switched entirely to producing what it prefers to call a "compact" edition from May 2004, and The Times changed to this format at the beginning of November 2004, despite initial opposition from its more traditional and conservative readership. The Guardian changed to a Berliner format (larger than a tabloid, more compact than a broadsheet) in September 2005. This leaves The Daily Telegraph and The Financial Times as the UK's only daily national broadsheets.

Aside from The Guardian, The Independent and the Daily Mirror (combined circulation of approximately 2,500,000), all of the other daily national newspapers (combined circulation of approximately 9,500,000) are known for holding conservative or right-wing political views. Due to this, many people (especially those on the political left) argue that there is a conservative bias amongst British newspapers. The fact that many of these (e.g. The Times, The Sun, the News of the World) are owned by Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch strengthens these claims.

There are daily paid papers in most of the larger cities, and weekly paid papers in some other areas. These focus on local news and generally do not attempt to be a direct substitute for the London-based national newspapers, although some such as The Western Mail (based in Cardiff), Eastern Daily Press in Norwich and Yorkshire Post in Leeds offer competition to the London newspapers within their limited home territories. Most areas also typically have one or more free local papers, with extensive classified advertising. Many towns with professional football teams also have a weekly paper dedicated to that sport, usually published on Saturdays.

Free morning newspapers for commuters have been launched in major metropolitan areas, offering a concise summary of the news designed to be read on public transport. In London, Glasgow and a number of other urban centres this is the Metro.

There are also a wide variety of English language national newspapers catering for ethnic minority readers including The Voice, Eastern Eye and Desi Xpress.

• The Audit Bureau of Circulation provides circulation figures for British newspapers. Their research is also reproduced in digested form at this Media Guardian index along with commentary.

Newspaper - United States

The majority of American newspapers are printed as broadsheets. A small number of daily papers are printed in the tabloid format.

U.S. dailies commonly separate the physical newspaper into sections on particular topics. Most major American cities' papers will have sections covering at least a few of the following topics:

• National and international news, usually the first section. In the most prestigious newspapers like the New York Times, the majority of articles in this section are dispatched by the paper's own journalists from bureaux around the world. Smaller papers usually fill almost all of this section with stories taken from newswires like the Associated Press or Reuters.
• Local and regional news, usually the second section. This is often called the metro (from metropolitan) section. Many large newspapers use "zoning," with different zones, receiving somewhat different articles, or the same articles arranged differently. Zoning is most predominant in the local section, but also plays a role in the front page.
• Sports
• Business
• Classified ads
• Features: This may include Arts, Home furnishing, Fashion, Style, or some combination. This section usually also includes general advice columns and amusements, such as comic strips, horoscopes and puzzles.
• A weekly general-interest magazine-type feature, usually appearing on Sunday, such as Parade, USA Weekend, or their own magazine (for larger papers) such as The New York Times Magazine or the Washington Post Magazine.
• Weekend or Entertainment. This section includes advertisements for entertainment events; this section usually appears on a Friday, or the last newspaper printed before the weekend.
• Comics. Typically only a separate section on Sundays; daily papers will include a page or more of comics in another section. Although colour printing technology has seen the use of colour in comics (and other editorial content) to daily editions, for many years the expense of colour printing meant that only the Sunday editions of many newspapers carried most comics in full colour.
• Opinion or Editorial. Includes both editorials by the newspaper's editorial staff and letters to the editor from readers. Typically only a separate section on Sundays; daily papers will include these materials in the back of the national, regional, metro, or local news sections. Sometimes may include commentaries or "op-ed pieces" from nationally renowned writers.

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