A dateline tells the reader where we obtained the basic information for a story. A byline tells the reader who wrote the story. On short, un-bylined stories (routine speeches, game stories, announcements, etc.), the dateline generally should reflect where the story took place.

The print line is the series of numbers on a copyright page that indicates what printing that copy of the book is. In most cases, 10987654321 signifies a first printing, 1098765432 a second printing, etc.

A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint).

Newspaper Sections and Terms

• Front Page. The first page of a newspaper includes the title, all the publication information, the index, and the main stories that will capture the most attention.
• Folio.
• News Article.
• Feature Articles.
• Editor.
• Editorials.
• Editorial Cartoons.
• Letters to the Editor.

Typical sections include: national/international news; local news; sports; entertainment/amusements; classified advertisements; and neighborhood news. Editorials usually appear in the first section of the paper, although some newspapers have a separate section devoted just to insights and opinion.

Tabloids are image led, ‘popular’ newspapers and can be subdivided into two groups:’red tops’ and ‘middle market’ dailies. The ‘red tops’ are The Sun, Daily Mirror and Daily Star and are so-called because they have red mastheads.

In the world of print journalism, the two main formats for newspapers are broadsheet and tabloid.

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The Daily Express had a monthly audience of around 2.7 million individuals from April 2019 to March 2020 in the United Kingdom. Reach was higher among adults over the age of 35 than for the 15 to 35 age group, with 20.18 million and four million readers respectively.

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The Express & Star is one of the few independent newspapers still operating in the UK, having been under the continuous ownership of the Graham family almost since its inception. It is owned by the Midland News Association (MNA), which also owns the Shropshire Star newspaper.

According to a December 2004 survey, 53% of Daily Mail readers voted for the Conservative Party, compared to 21% for Labour and 17% for the Liberal Democrats. The Mail has been edited by Geordie Greig since September 2018, following the retirement of Paul Dacre who edited the paper since 1992.

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Print sales for the UK’s biggest national newspapers slumped by as much as 39% last month, as the coronavirus lockdown shut high streets and kept the nation at home. The Financial Times and the i newspaper reported the biggest decline in circulation, down 39% and 38%, respectively.

Certainly, a very small number of corporations own the bulk of media companies. News UK (part of News International owned by Rupert Murdoch), the Daily Mail and General Trust (run by Viscount Rothermere) and Reach PLC (formerly Trinity Mirror, whose CEO is Simon Fox and who have now bought the Express) own over 70% of …