A newspaper is a periodical that contains written information about current events and is usually typed in black ink on a white or gray background.

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Journalism can cover many areas such as politics, business, sports, and the arts, and often includes materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries , birth announcements, crossword puzzles, cartoons, comics and tips editor. Pillar.

Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their costs with a combination of subscription revenue, newspaper sales, and advertising revenue. The press organizations themselves that publish newspapers are often implicitly referred to as newspapers.

Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-quality paper known as newsprint). Today, however, most newspapers are also published on the web as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions altogether.

Newspapers developed in the 17th century, as fact sheets for merchants. In the early 19th century, many cities in Europe, as well as North and South America, published newspapers.

Some newspapers with high editorial independence, high journalistic quality and large circulation are considered reference newspapers.

With the advent of the internet, many newspapers are now digital, with their news presented online rather than in physical form, with sales of paper copies dwindling. In ancient Rome, Acta Diurna, or government bulletins, were produced. They are carved from metal or stone and are displayed in public places. In China, the first government-produced leaflets, known as Dibao, were circulated among court officials at the end of the Han dynasty (2nd and 3rd centuries AD). Between 713 and 734, Kaiyuan Za Bao ("Court Bulletin") of Tang dynasty China published government news; it was handwritten on silk and read by government officials. In 1582, there is the first reference to privately published news sheets in Beijing, at the end of the Ming dynasty. In early modern Europe, increasing cross-border interaction created a growing need for information, which was met by concise handwritten newsletters. In 1556, the Venetian government first published a monthly newspaper, which cost a gazetta, a small coin. These avvisi are handwritten newsletters and are intended for the rapid and efficient transmission of political, military and economic news to Italian cities (1500-1700) - sharing some of the characteristics of newspapers although they are not generally considered true.
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