Newspapers

Newspapers

A newspaper is a publication containing news of events, articles, advertising and what's happening in the world.
It is printed on inexpensive, low grade paper such as newsprint.


The History of Newspapers

The first newspaper to be printed in England was around 1702 however, newspapers became more common in the late 19th century.
In the 18th and 19th century stamp duty which was tax was charged on newspapers which made them expensive, but in 1855, the stamp duty was abolished and became cheaper and much more common.
In Britain, the first tabloid paper, the Daily Graphic was published in 1890, and became the first British newspaper to print a photo.
In 1986, the first colour newspaper in Britain was published and in 1990, The Press Complaints Commission was created which was an independent body which dealt with complaints from the members of the public about editorial content.
In 1999, a free newspaper called the metro was published and is now found in UK urban centres.

In the 20th century, newspapers became much more common and Fleet Street was the centre of the British newspaper industry. However, newspaper owners moved away from Fleet Street as computer technology replaced the original labour- intensive methods of printing.