Newspapers

1 The Internet undoubtedly initially caused many newspaper offices to fear that they would soon be a thing of the past, but the Internet was not the first form of media that seems to rival newspapers – television was actually the first. What is the main idea?

• Exactly as it used to be

• The golden age of newspapers abroad

• Newspapers and the competition

2. Although newspapers came before television, radio, or even telegraphs, they have the same typical format today as they did when the first one was published. Newspapers follow easy-to-read formats. This means that you can find a newspaper from 1775 and still read it the same way you would read a newspaper today. What is the main idea?

• Exactly as it used to be

• The golden age of newspapers abroad

• Balancing objective and subjective

3. Overseas in the United States, newspapers truly had their glory days shortly after the Civil War (1861-1865). This was a time when the public were starving for knowledge about what was happening and when political activity was high. Not only were there many, many newspapers created and distributed during this time, but it’s also the time in history when newspapers were a very lucrative business. What is the main idea?

• Exactly as it used to be

• The golden age of newspapers abroad

• Newspapers are more than just news

4. Back in Bahrain, the local newspaper industry started establishing itself 80 years ago. The kingdom’s first newspaper, Jaridat al-Bahrain, started in 1939, ceasing publication in 1944. The modern media environment truly began following Bahrain’s independence in 1971. In 1976, the country’s oldest active newspaper, Akhbar al-Khaleej, was set up, along with the Bahraini news agency. In 2012, 12 daily or weekly online Bahrain-based newspapers were available. Today, there is even more choice. What is the main idea?

• The history of local newspapers

• The golden age of newspapers abroad

• Newspapers are more than just news

5. Of course, the essence of newspapers is to deliver news, but the news division is not the only part of a newspaper otherwise you would only have news stories from front to back. Read any paper and you’ll find classifieds, editorial pages, advertisements, letters to the editor, leisure pages with crosswords and much more. What is the main idea?

• The history of local newspapers

• Newspapers are more than just news

• Advertisements

6. Since editorial pages are opinion, editors must be very careful in making sure that the line is not crossed between opinion and fact. Once this is done, the newspaper loses all credibility. The objective is to raise issues and awareness, not to simply make things up or cloud the issue so much with opinion that it becomes lost. What is the main idea?

• Advertisements

• Newspapers are more than just news

• Balancing objective and subjective

7. Without them no newspaper could survive as they are the ones that bring in direct money. Very often they make up as much as 60% of the newspapers. Display ads, classified ads, and inserts are the most common forms in today’s printed newspapers. What is the main idea?

• Advertisements

• Newspapers are more than just news

• Balancing objective and subjective

8. The reporters, the editors, and all the other divisions of a newspaper contribute to the making of a newspaper’s content, but when it comes to printing, how is it physically made? In the 14th century they were made by ‘hot type’ machines, where the print was etched into the paper, whereas the presses that are used to print and assemble newspapers today are massive machines that use streaming sheets of paper. And even though the process inside a web press is extensive and complicated, the process all happens extremely quickly and one of today’s presses can create 70,000 copies of one newspaper in an hour. What is the main idea?

• The printing process

• How are they distributed?

• Balancing objective and subjective

9. Most people are familiar with what newspaper deliverers do. They deliver newspapers. These carriers buy large quantities of the newspaper and sell them to individual customers. These customers will then pay on a weekly, biweekly, or monthly basis, for receiving the daily newspaper delivered to them every day. What is the main idea?

• The printing process

• How are they distributed?

• Balancing objective and subjective