A daily newspaper is a publication that prints news and current events each day. It can be published in a wide variety of broadsheet, magazine and digital formats. It typically has a local, regional or national focus and can feature editorials and opinion pieces, as well as breaking news stories. In addition to news and current events, a daily newspaper may also feature features such as lifestyle articles or celebrity and entertainment gossip.
One of the most famous daily newspapers in the United States is the New York City-based New York Daily News, founded in 1919. The newspaper is renowned for its sensational news and was the first U.S. daily printed in tabloid format. The News is owned by tronc, the publishing operations of the former Tribune Company, and is headquartered at 4 New York Plaza in Lower Manhattan. The News has a reputation for liberal leanings and is frequently contrasted with the more right-wing New York Post.
Like other popular dailies, the Daily News has long been a leader in political scandals and social intrigue, such as the romance between Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII that led to his abdication. The newspaper was an early user of the Associated Press wirephoto service and employed a large staff of photographers. It was also a pioneer in tabloid journalism with its oversized pages and bold headlines.
Weekly newspapers tend to have smaller circulations than daily papers and cover a single town or a rural county, or a few neighborhoods in a large city. The size of a weekly newspaper’s staff can vary; some have full-time staffs, while others employ a mix of part-time and freelance journalists. The staff’s duties often include selling advertising, reporting, photographing and editing.
The content of a weekly newspaper can vary widely, depending on the area it covers and the interests of its readership. Local news and government proceedings are usually the primary focus of most weeklies, but many also feature sports teams from a single school (mostly high schools) or community, as well as professional teams. Many feature photos from games and provide detailed reports of the action.
In the past, weekly newspapers often had “family news” pages that included announcements of births, engagements, weddings and landmark birthdays and anniversaries. These are still common in some areas, though not as prevalent as they were in the past. Some of these are supplemented with an obituary section for local residents.
These days, most weekly newspapers are paginated, or laid out, using computer software. This includes the placement of photographs and other graphic elements, the text and its typeface and a layout of white space. Once the editor is satisfied with the layout, a proof may be printed and sent to the printing plant for production. Alternatively, the pages can be burned onto CDs or Zip disks and sent to the printing plant electronically. Printing can be done either at the newspaper’s headquarters or at an off-site print plant.