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The Courier (Narrabri)
''The Courier'' is a tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper published in Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia since 1873. ''The Courier'' has also been published as ''The North Western Courier'', ''The Narrabri Herald and Northern Districts' Advertiser'' and ''The Narrabri Age and Namoi District Newspaper''. History ''The Narrabri Herald and Northern Districts' Advertiser'' was first published in 1873 and ''The Narrabri Age and Namoi District Newspaper'' was first published in 1894. Both of these newspapers ceased publication on 23 December 1912 and were incorporated into ''The North Western Courier'' which was first published on 7 January 1913. In its first issue ''The North Western Courier'' claimed it would support liberal politics. ''The North Western Courier'' shortened its name to ''The Courier'' in 1967 but changed the name back to ''The North Western Courier'' in 1976. The name was shortened again to ''The Courier'' in 1982 and it is still published under that name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabloid (newspaper Format)
A tabloid is a newspaper with a compact page size smaller than broadsheet. There is no standard size for this newspaper format. Etymology The word ''tabloid'' comes from the name given by the London-based pharmaceutical company Burroughs Wellcome & Co. to the compressed tablets they marketed as "Tabloid" pills in the late 1880s. The connotation of ''tabloid'' was soon applied to other small compressed items. A 1902 item in London's ''Westminster Gazette'' noted, "The proprietor intends to give in tabloid form all the news printed by other journals." Thus ''tabloid journalism'' in 1901, originally meant a paper that condensed stories into a simplified, easily absorbed format. The term preceded the 1918 reference to smaller sheet newspapers that contained the condensed stories. Types Tabloid newspapers, especially in the United Kingdom, vary widely in their target market, political alignment, editorial style, and circulation. Thus, various terms have been coined to descr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
