View source for Newspaper format

{{Short description|Physical characteristics of a newspaper}}
{{EngvarB|date=January 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Comparison newspaper size.svg}}
[[File:Ystads Allehanda - 18 november 1980 - Broadsheet.jpg|thumb|A Swedish daily newspaper in broadsheet format, 1980.]]
'''Newspaper formats''' vary substantially, with different formats more common in different countries. The size of a newspaper format refers to the [[paper size|size of the paper page]]; the printed area within that can vary substantially depending on the [[newspaper]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newspaper Sizes - Broadsheet, Berliner, Tabloid & Compact |url=https://www.papersizes.org/newspaper-sizes.htm |access-date=19 September 2020 |website=www.papersizes.org |archive-date=22 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922084529/https://www.papersizes.org/newspaper-sizes.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In some countries, particular formats have associations with particular types of newspaper; for example, in the [[United Kingdom]], there is a distinction between "tabloid" and "broadsheet" as references to newspaper content quality, which originates with the more popular newspapers using the [[tabloid format]]; hence "[[tabloid journalism]]".

==Trends==
{{See also|Broadsheet#Switch to smaller sizes}}

In a recent trend,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Press web |url=http://www.naa.org/technology/pressweb/index.html |url-status=dead |publisher=Naa.org |accessdate=12 December 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704154509/http://www.naa.org/technology/pressweb/index.html |archivedate=4 July 2008}}</ref> many newspapers have been undergoing what is known as "web cut down", in which the publication is redesigned to print using a narrower (and less expensive) roll of paper. In extreme examples, some broadsheet papers are nearly as narrow as traditional tabloids.

An average roll of {{convert|26.4|in|abbr=on}}, {{convert|45|in|abbr=on}} diameter newsprint rolled out is 60–65 cm long.{{Dubious|date=November 2021}}

==Sizes and aspect ratios==
* [[Broadsheet]] {{cvt|749|x|597|mm}} (1.255 aspect ratio)
* Nordisch {{cvt|570|x|400|mm}} (1.425 aspect ratio)
* [[Rhenish (format)|Rhenish]] around {{cvt|520|x|350|mm}} (1.486 aspect ratio)
* Swiss ({{Lang|de|[[Neue Zürcher Zeitung]]}}) {{cvt|475|x|320|mm}} (1.484 aspect ratio)
* [[Berliner (format)|Berliner]] {{cvt|470|x|315|mm}} (1.492 aspect ratio)
** During its Berliner phase, ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'}}s printed area was {{convert|443|x|287|mm|in|abbr=on}} (1.544 aspect ratio).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Richard Hollis |title=How we got the measure of a Berliner |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/newsroom/story/0,,1566507,00.html |access-date=16 April 2018 |archive-date=27 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227233516/https://www.theguardian.com/newsroom/story/0,,1566507,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|Tabloid]] {{cvt|430|x|280|mm}} (1.536 aspect ratio)
* [[Paper size#Demitab|Demitab]] (half tabloid) {{cvt|8|x|10.5|in|-1|order=flip}} 1.3125 aspect ratio. "[[Magazine]] format", though many magazines are larger. Used by ''[[The Economist]]''.

===Comparison with ISO 216 (1.414)===
*A2 {{convert|594|x|420|mm|in|abbr=on}}
*B3 {{convert|500|x|353|mm|in|abbr=on}}
*C3 {{convert|458|x|324|mm|in|abbr=on}}
*A3 {{convert|420|x|297|mm|in|abbr=on}}
*A4 {{convert|297|x|210|mm|in|abbr=on}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Clear}}
{{Paper}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Newspaper formats| ]]
[[Category:Newspaper terminology]]
[[Category:Papermaking]]

{{newspaper-stub}}