Thursday 27 October 2011

Research part 2

Newspapers have different sizes (Newspaper sizes are the size of the folded pages)
There is a "Broadsheet" size newspaper , which has dimensions of  750 x 600 mm (29.5" x 23.5")
Broadsheet size is not that famous and it is being replaced by ''Tabloid''.
then there is a newspaper size known as "Berliner" , It's dimensions are 470 mm x 315 mm (18.5" x 12.4"). The Berliner is even known as Midi. Berliner format newspapers are commonly used across Europe.
"Tabloid" is another size of newspaper. It's dimensions are 430 x 280 mm (16.9" x 11.0"). The tabloid size is often referred to as being ''half the size of a broadsheet''
Tabloid size is not that different from A3 size. The word tabloid when referring to newspaper sizes come from the style of journalism known as ''tabloid journalism'' that compacted stories into short , easy to read and often exaggerated forms. Tabloid journalism itself got its name from the 'tabloid pills'
The tabloid size is widely used across the globe these days. Recently many established papers have changed from broadsheet size to tabloid size as it has proved more popular with readers.
The ''compact'' size is the same as tabloid. The term being coined when the 'quality' or 'high brow' press titles moved from the traditional broadsheet size to the smaller tabloid size as they didn't want to be associated with the sensationalism of tabloid journalism

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