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A newspaper of record is a colloquialism that generally refers to a newspaper that meets at least one of two criteria:
- high standards of journalism, the articles of which establish a definitive record of current events, for use by future scholars, and/or
- compliance with the legal requirements necessary to be recognized by the government as permitted to carry public or legal notices and have the notices be recognized as being made public by publication in that newspaper. Newspapers qualifying under this provision are sometimes also referred to as a newspaper of public record.
In its more common meaning, a newspaper of record is generally any public newspaper that has a large circulation and whose editorial and news-gathering functions are considered professional and typically unbiased.
Newspapers of record are usually found internationally at newsstands as representative of the publishing country's news. Newspapers of record generally have strong editors, and are allowed to hold independent views from those of their proprietor.
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Newspapers that meet one or both of the abovementioned criteria to be considered a "newspaper of record" include (classified by language):
Newspapers of record in English, by country
Australia
- The Australian: National
- The Australian Financial Review: National
- The Sydney Morning Herald: Sydney
- The Age: Melbourne
Bermuda
Canada
- The Globe and Mail: National
- The National Post: National
- The Toronto Star: Toronto
Egypt
Ghana
Hong Kong
India
- The Hindu: Chennai (main base)
- The Hindustan Times: Delhi (main base)
- The Times of India: Mumbai (main base)
- The Asian Age: Mumbai (main base)
- The Indian Express: Delhi (main base)
- Deccan Herald: Bangalore (main base)
- The Telegraph: Kolkata (main base)
- The Economic Times: Mumbai (main base)
- The Statesman: Kolkata (main base)
Ireland
Israel
Kenya
Lebanon
- The Daily Star: Beirut, printed and distributed with the International Herald Tribune
Malaysia
New Zealand
However the political neutrality of this paper has recently been questioned with its editorial stance on political matters.[1]dubious
Pakistan
- Dawn: Karachi (main base)
- The News: Karachi (main base)
- Daily Times: Lahore (main base)
- The Nation: Lahore (main base)
Philippines
- Philippine Daily Inquirer: Makati City
- Manila Bulletin: Manila
- Manila Standard Today: Manila
- Manila Times: Manila
- Philippine Star: Manila
Singapore
South Africa
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
England
- The Times
- The Daily Telegraph: London; has also been considered the "other paper of record"1
- The Guardian: Manchester / London
- The Independent: London
- Financial Times: London (main base)
- The London Gazette: London; one of the Official Newspapers of Record of the UK government.
Scotland
- The Scotsman: Edinburgh, "Scotland's national newspaper"
- The Herald: Glasgow
- The Edinburgh Gazette: Edinburgh; one of the Official Newspapers of Record of the UK government.
Wales
- The Western Mail: Cardiff, "The national newspaper of Wales".
Northern Ireland
- The Belfast Gazette: Belfast One of the Official Newspapers of Record of the UK government
United States
Because of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and U.S. Supreme Court decisions such as Near v. Minnesota, the government does not (and can not) define certain papers as having a right to print, or otherwise promote, restrict, or license newspapers. Therefore, in the U.S. a newspaper of record is generally held to be any public newspaper that has a large circulation (in many states, public notices are required to be published in a paper "of general circulation"), professional editorial and news-gathering functions, and generally unbiased/objective reporting.
There are provisions whereby a newspaper may file an application to be recognized by the local government as a newspaper of public record for the purpose of publishing legal notices. This is generally done for revenue purposes, as certain types of legal publications (such as fictitious name registrations, mortgage and trust deed foreclosure and notices dealing with a lawsuit) may require publication in a newspaper that is not merely a de facto newspaper of record, but one that has specifically registered with the government as one and been recognized as such. However, being a "newspaper of public record" does not make a periodical into what is known as a "newspaper of record."
This is why, despite its having a large circulation, a newspaper such as The National Enquirer is not considered a newspaper of record (its news-gathering functions are not considered professional, nor are its stories considered unbiased, or even factual), while a paper such as the Washington Post, with a smaller circulation, is generally considered a newspaper of record.citation needed
Examples of some newspapers that many would regard as appropriate "newspapers of record" would likely include:
- The Boston Evening Transcript: Boston, Massachusetts (1830-1841), was considered a newspaper of record.
- The New York Times: New York City (considered the national newspaper of record)
- Wall Street Journal: New York City (newspaper of record on business and economics)
- Washington Post: Washington, D.C. (newspaper of record on US politics)
Others
- International Herald Tribune: Paris (main base)
- Buenos Aires Herald: Buenos Aires
Newspapers of record in Arabic, by country
International
Egypt
Palestinian Authority
Lebanon
Newspapers of record in Dutch, by country
Belgium
The Netherlands
Newspapers of record in Portuguese, by country
Brazil
- Correio Braziliense: Brasília
- Folha de S. Paulo: São Paulo
- O Estado de S. Paulo: São Paulo
- O Globo: Rio de Janeiro
Portugal
Newspapers of record in French, by country
Belgium
Canada
France
Lebanon
Switzerland
Newspapers of record in German, by country
Austria
- Die Presse: Vienna
- Der Standard: Vienna
- Salzburger Nachrichten: Salzburg
- Wiener Zeitung: Vienna — the oldest newspaper in the world
Germany
- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Frankfurt
- Süddeutsche Zeitung: Munich
- Die Welt: Berlin
- Die Zeit: Hamburg (weekly)
- Der Spiegel: Hamburg (not a newspaper, but a weekly magazine)
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Newspapers of record in Spanish, by country
Argentina
Bolivia
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Guatemala
Mexico
Nicaragua
Peru
Spain
United States
Venezuela
Newspapers of record in Chinese, by territory
People's Republic of China
- The People's Daily: National
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Hong Kong
North America
- Ming Pao: National (United States, Canada) Separate editions of the Hong Kong paper published in the US and Canada.
- Sing Tao Daily: National (United States, Canada) Separate editions of the Hong Kong paper published in the US and Canada.
- World Journal: National (United States, Canada)
Croatian newspapers of record
- Narodne novine, Zagreb (the official newspaper of public record)
- Vjesnik, Zagreb
- Večernji list, Zagreb
Danish newspapers of record
- Berlingske Tidende: Copenhagen.
- Politiken: Copenhagen.
- Jyllands-Posten: Århus.
- Dagbladet Information: Copenhagen.
Finnish newspapers of record
Greek newspapers of record
Hebrew newspapers of record
Hungarian newspapers of record
Icelandic newspapers of record
Italian newspapers of record
- Corriere della Sera: Milan in Italy
- La Repubblica: Rome in Italy
- La Stampa: Turin in Italy
- L'Osservatore Romano: Vatican City
- Corriere Canadese: Toronto and Montreal, in Canadacitation needed
Japanese newspapers of record
- Yomiuri Shimbun: National in Japan
- Asahi Shimbun: National in Japan
- Mainichi Shimbun: National in Japan
- Nihon Keizai Shimbun: National in Japan
- Sankei Shimbun: National in Japan
Korean newspapers of record
- The Chosun Ilbo: National in South Korea
- JoongAng Ilbo: National in South Korea
- Dong-a Ilbo: National in South Korea
Malayalam newspapers of record
Norwegian newspapers of record
- Aftenposten: Oslo in Norway
- Dagsavisen: Oslo in Norway
- Le Monde diplomatique: Oslo in Norway
- Morgenbladet: Oslo in Norway
Serbian newspapers of record
Slovak newspapers of record
Swedish newspapers of record
- Dagens Nyheter: Stockholm in Sweden
- Svenska Dagbladet: Stockholm in Sweden
- Hufvudstadsbladet: Helsinki in Finland
Polish newspapers of record
Thai newspaper of record
Turkish newspapers of record
- Milliyet: Istanbul
- Cumhuriyet: Istanbul (used to be one, but now it is disputable)
Ukrainian newspapers of record
Urdu newspapers of record
- Daily Jang: Karachi and Lahore in Pakistan
Vietnamese newspapers of record
References
- ^ BBC NEWS | UK | The UK's 'other paper of record'
- ^ a b Escritt, Thomas (2005-09-01). "The e-circulation wars". The Budapest Sun.
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