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The British Press. Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe. Thomas Jefferson. Newspaper is a set of folded pieces of paper with news about politics, sport etc. The first true newspaper was a weekly newspaper. It started in Germany in 1609
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Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe. Thomas Jefferson
Newspaper is a set of folded pieces of paper with news about politics, sport etc.
The first true newspaper was a weekly newspaper. • It started in Germany in 1609 • It was called Strassburg Relation
Types of newspapers • A ‘quality ‘ newspaper is a newspaper which is produced to a high standard. • A ‘popular’ (tabloid) newspaper is a newspaper on smaller pieces of paper usually with many pictures and without much serious news.
A ‘quality’ newspaper A tabloid
Famous ‘quality’ newspapers • ‘The Times’ • ‘Financial Times’ • ‘The Daily Telegraph’
Tabloids • ‘The Daily Express’ • ‘The Daily Mirror’ • ‘The Sun’