Daily news is information that is published each day. It may be about national or local events, or it can be about people, places, or things. It can also be about politics, sports, or current affairs. Some newspapers are published on a daily basis, while others are published weekly or less frequently. Some news is published on the internet, and some is broadcast on television and radio.
During its heyday in the early part of the 20th century, New York City’s Daily News was a highly popular tabloid newspaper that featured sensational stories of crime and violence, lurid photographs, cartoons, and other entertainment features. The newspaper attracted readers with its attention-grabbing headlines, and it competed successfully against rival tabloid papers in the United States.
A weekly newspaper is a general-news publication that comes out each week in a variety of broadsheet and magazine-style formats. It has smaller circulations than a daily newspaper and covers a smaller geographic area. Often, it serves only one or two towns, a rural county, or a few neighborhoods in a large city. In addition to daily news, weekly publications may feature obituaries, local government meetings (city councils, school boards, and the like), and police blotters.
Most weekly newspapers have a staff of journalists that writes, edits, and produces the paper. These employees typically work at the newspaper’s office or at a remote publishing plant. The editorial staff is responsible for planning the content of the newspaper, including writing and editing stories, arranging photographs to go with them, and ensuring that all the necessary information is included on the pages of the newspaper. A good editor will read through a completed issue to ensure that it is complete and correct.
The staff of a weekly newspaper may also include advertising sales representatives, who are responsible for selling display advertisements. These representatives usually work with companies in the newspaper’s coverage area, although occasionally they sell ads for businesses outside the local market. In addition to selling advertising, the sales staff often does some research and analysis to help determine how much of a certain type of advertisement will sell well in the newspaper.
In addition to the editorial and advertising departments, a weekly newspaper usually has several other personnel, such as page designers, photographers, and printers. Depending on the size of the paper, it may also have art directors and layout editors who make sure that the printed product is consistent with the design and formatting of other articles in the newspaper and that all the elements of the design are present. Once the newspaper has been edited and designed, it is paginated, or laid out, using software such as Adobe PageMaker, Adobe InDesign, or Quark Xpress. Once the pagination is complete, a proof is produced and the printed newspaper is prepared for distribution. It is sometimes delivered to readers through mail, but it is more likely to be distributed through a newspaper stand or mailed directly to households in the circulation area.