Daily news is information that describes events that have happened, or is about to happen. Daily news articles are often written by journalists, and may include photos or graphic illustrations of the event. They usually appear in newspapers, on the Internet or TV. Some daily newspapers have specific news sections, such as world news, local news and sports. Others, such as the New York Times or Washington Post, are general newspapers that cover a wide range of topics.
Typically, weekly newspapers are smaller than daily newspapers and focus on one or more geographic-coverage areas. Many come out on Wednesday or Thursday and contain much of the same content as their daily sister publications, including news, sports and obituaries. In some cases, they have a more magazine-like style, with photographs and large headlines.
Most weekly newspapers have a staff of reporters, although the number varies depending on the size of the publication and the area it covers. Usually, the reporter has a specific “beat” – similar to that of a daily newspaper, with beats such as schools, local government, business and police. In addition, some larger weekly publications have a separate staff for writing sports stories.
The size of a weekly newspaper’s editorial staff also varies. Some have full-time staff writers and photographers, while others rely on freelance writers (often called stringers) to write stories for them. Stringers are paid on a per-story basis, and may be assigned to write a certain number of stories each week.
In addition to story writers, a typical weekly newspaper has a news editor and one or more advertising sales representatives. The advertising sales representatives are responsible for selling display advertisements to businesses within the newspaper’s coverage area.
Once a week, the editorial staff meets to review and edit stories, layouts and pictures. The editor makes final changes to the pages based on these reviews, and then the pages are printed on a proof sheet. The final copy is then placed on dummy sheets and either burned to a CD-ROM or Zip disk, or sent to an offsite publication plant for printing. Many weekly newspapers now use computer software for page layout and design (including layout of photographs and their cut-lines, which identify the people in them), a process known as paginating. The final newspaper is then distributed to subscribers. Some weekly newspapers also have an online version. Some online versions are free, while others charge a fee. Many readers choose to read both the print and online versions of their favorite weekly newspaper.