A daily news is a publication that contains current news on events and issues of interest to the general public. Some examples include The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Some news publications are weekly in format, but they are not considered to be daily newspapers (e.g., The Sporting News or Barron’s). There are also daily news publications that are online only.
Daily news varies widely in subject matter, and it is often based on local events and politics. Some news outlets are owned by large corporations that distribute several local newspapers in a wide geographic area. Others are family-owned, and they may publish only one newspaper with a narrow focus.
In many communities, a daily newspaper is a primary source of information for people who want to stay informed about what’s going on in the community and in their region. These papers often provide local government news, school and business news, crime and fire reports, as well as sports and entertainment information.
The first successful tabloid newspaper in the United States was the New York Daily News, launched in 1919. The Daily News drew readers with sensational coverage of crime and scandal, lurid photographs, and cartoons. Its circulation grew rapidly and it soon became the largest daily newspaper in the world.
Many cities have weekly papers, and they usually have smaller readerships than the daily newspapers. Some of them are published on newsprint, while others are printed on glossy paper and are referred to as magazine-style newspapers. These weekly papers may focus on specific topics, such as sports or business, and they typically have fewer staff members.
Most weekly newspapers have a number of staff members who perform multiple duties. They usually have a news editor who oversees all aspects of the paper, and they usually have reporters that each cover certain beats. These beats may be schools, city or county government, businesses, police and other law enforcement, or features.
Some weekly newspapers have advertising sales representatives whose job is to sell advertisements in the newspaper. Most of these ads are from local businesses. In addition, most of these weekly papers have a public-records section that includes summaries of police-incident reports, fire-department calls and court dispositions. Public-records sections also include notices of budget hearings, zoning changes, adoptions of ordinances and planning applications. Public-records sections are a required part of many state laws, and they are often a source of revenue for newspapers. They can also help the government to keep track of public-record requests and violations. In the US, most municipalities must designate one or more newspapers to be the official newspaper of record. In addition, some states allow newspaper-of-record designation to be used as a basis for tax exemptions. Regardless of how they are printed, most weekly newspapers have an editorial page that carries letters from readers and columns on various issues. They also often have a calendar of local events, and some of them also include lifestyle and entertainment news.