local newspaper

Community print publication

A local newspaper covers news, events, and issues specific to a particular town, city, or region rather than national or international affairs.

Local newspapers report on city council meetings, high school sports, obituaries, and community happenings: I found out about the road closure in the local newspaper.

Many have struggled or folded as advertising shifted online.

Opposites
geographic scope of coverage

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Periodical distributed across nation

national news · USA Today · world news · wire service · Associated Press

medium and format

local newspapertelevision news

Broadcast journalism on screen

broadcast news · radio news · broadcast journalism · network news · online news

institutional character

local newspapermedia conglomerate

Multi-industry entertainment corporation

news empire · News Corp · state media · mainstream media · Pravda

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G