Newspaper of record

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The New York Times Building in New York City; some meanings of the term "newspaper of record" originated in reference to The New York Times

Newspaper of record is a term that typically refers to a major newspaper that has a large circulation and whose editorial and news-gathering functions are considered professional and typically authoritative. It may also be used to refer to a publicly available newspaper that has been authorized or maintained by a government to publish public or legal notices, and therefore serves as a "newspaper of public record".[1]

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Newspapers of record (by reputation)[edit]

The most common definition of a "newspaper of record" (also known as a "journal of record", or by the French terms Presse de référence and de référence) is not defined by any formal criteria and its characteristics can be variable. The category typically consists of those newspapers that are considered to meet higher standards of journalism than most print media, including editorial independence and attention to accuracy, and are usually renowned internationally.[2][3] Notwithstanding changes in society, such newspapers have historically tended to maintain the same tone, coverage, style and traditions.[2]

Origin of the term[edit]

The term is believed to have originated among librarians, who began referring to The New York Times as the "newspaper of record" when, in 1913, it became the first newspaper in the United States to publish an index of the subjects covered in its pages.[4] In recognition of the usage, The Times held an essay contest in 1927 in which entrants had to demonstrate "The Value of The New York Times Index and Files as a Newspaper of Record".[5] Over time, historians began to rely on The Times and similar titles as an archival chronicle of past events and a gauge of societal opinions at the time of printing.[4]

Examples[edit]

Country Logo Newspaper City of publication Founded Language Source(s)
Argentina La Nación La Nación Buenos Aires 1870 Spanish [6]
Belgium De Standaard De Standaard Groot-Bijgaarden, near Brussels 1918 Dutch [7]
Canada The Globe and Mail The Globe and Mail Toronto 1844 English [8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Canada La Presse La Presse Montreal 1884 French [15][16]
Chile El Mercurio El Mercurio Santiago 1827 (Valparaíso ed.)
1900 (Santiago ed.)		 Spanish [17]
France Le Monde Paris 1944 French [18]
France Le Figaro Le Figaro Paris 1826 French [19]
Germany Frankfurter Allgemeine logo.svg Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Frankfurt 1949 German [20][21]
Hungary Népszabadság Népszabadság Budapest 1956 Hungarian [22]
India The Times of India The Times of India Mumbai 1838 English [23]
Ireland The Irish Times The Irish Times Dublin 1859 English [24][25]
Italy Corriere della Sera Corriere della Sera Milan 1876 Italian [26][27]
Netherlands NRC Handelsblad Rotterdam 1970 Dutch [28]
Peru El Peruano Lima 1825 Spanish [29]
Portugal Dn logo transparente.gif Diário de Notícias Lisbon 1864 Portuguese [30]
Serbia Politika Politika Belgrade 1904 Serbian [31]
Spain El País El País Madrid 1976 Spanish [32]
Switzerland Neue Zürcher Zeitung Neue Zürcher Zeitung Zurich 1780 German [33]
United Kingdom The Times London 1785 English [34][35]
United Kingdom The Daily Telegraph The Daily Telegraph London 1855 English [35]
United States The New York Times The New York Times New York City 1851 English [36]

Newspapers of public record[edit]

A "newspaper of public record", sometimes referred to as an "official newspaper", refers to a publicly available newspaper that has been authorised by a government to publish public or legal notices.[37] It is often established by statute or official action and publication of notices within it, whether by the government or a private party, is usually considered sufficient to comply with legal requirements for public notice.[38]

Publication within privately owned periodicals[edit]

In some jurisdictions, privately owned newspapers may register with the public authorities in order to publish public and legal notices.[39][40][41] Likewise, a private newspaper may be designated by the courts for publication of legal notices, such as notices of fictitious business names. These are referred to as "legally adjudicated newspapers".[42]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Martin, Shannon E. (1998). Newspapers of Record in a Digital Age: From Hot Type to Hot Link. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers. p. 1. ISBN 0-275-95960-0. 
  2. ^ a b Salles, Chloë (January 2010). "Media Coverage of the Internet: An Acculturation Strategy for Press of Record?". Innovation Journalism 7 (1): 5. 
  3. ^ Martin, Shannon (1998). Newspapers of Record in a Digital Age: From Hot Type to Hot Link. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers. pp. 6, 27, 31. ISBN 0275959600. 
  4. ^ a b Martin, Shannon E. (1998). Newspapers of record in a digital age: from hot type to hot link. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers. p. 7. ISBN 0-275-95960-0. 
  5. ^ Okrent, Daniel. "THE PUBLIC EDITOR; Paper of Record? No Way, No Reason, No Thanks". The New York TImes. Retrieved 18 April 2013. 
  6. ^ "Argentine Press & Media". PressReference.com. 2011-06-05. 
  7. ^ "The press in Belgium". BBC News. 2005-11-16. 
  8. ^ "The Globe and Mail". Encyclopædia Britannica. 
  9. ^ "CANADIAN STUDIES RESOURCES - Canadian Studies Databases and Indexes". Michigan Canadian Studies Roundtable. 2006-09-05. Archived from the original on 2008-07-08. 
  10. ^ Agence France-Presse (2009-01-11). "Globe and Mail to cut jobs". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
  11. ^ "What's behind the shake up at 'Canada's newspaper of record'?". rabble.ca. 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
  12. ^ Buchanan, Carrie (March 2009). "Sense of Place in the Daily Newspaper". In Gasher, Mike. Aether: The Journal of Media Geography 4: 62–84 [70]. Retrieved 14 October 2012. "[T]he Toronto-based Globe and Mail has had the kind of success in Canada that the New York Times had enjoyed in the U.S., as the leading 'newspaper of record' with a national readership." 
  13. ^ Jiwani, Yasmin (2009). "Helpless Maidens and Chivalrous Knights: Afghan Women in the Canadian Press". University of Toronto Quarterly. 2 78: 728–744. "This essay interrogates representations of Afghan women in the Globe and Mail, Canada's major English-language daily and newspaper of record." 
  14. ^ Networked Disease: Emerging Infections in the Global City. John Wiley & Sons. 2011. ISBN 144439911X. Retrieved 14 October 2012. 
  15. ^ "Where's Mario". Maclean's. 2008-08-25. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
  16. ^ "Endorsements, opinions flourish in Quebec". cbc.ca. 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
  17. ^ Brown-Bernstein, Julia (2009). "After the Fact: El Mercurio and the Re-Writing of the Pinochet Dictatorship". 
  18. ^ Thomas Fuller (2003-08-25). "World of Le Monde looks set to expand". International Herald Tribune. 
  19. ^ "France Press & Media". PressReference.com. 2011-06-05. 
  20. ^ "German language reform resisted". The Washington Times. 29 May 2004. 
  21. ^ "Look back at the Britannica Calendar of Events to find out what happened in the year 2000". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2010. 
  22. ^ Escritt, Thomas (2005-09-01). "The e-circulation wars". The Budapest Sun. 
  23. ^ Wilke, Mary; Manicini, Lawrence; Leonard, Spencer (Fall 2007). "Some recent CRL acquisitions related to colonial India". Centre for Research Libraries - Focus on Global Resources. 
  24. ^ 4,750
  25. ^ [1][dead link]
  26. ^ Israely, Jeff; Macleod, Scott (1 June 2003). "Editing Out Criticism". Time. 
  27. ^ Grove, Lloyd (6 February 1998). "Diplomatic Affinity". Los Angeles Times. 
  28. ^ Waterfield, Bruno (4 March 2010). "Geert Wilders on course to be next Dutch prime minister". The Daily Telegraph. 
  29. ^ [2][dead link]
  30. ^ Hubred, Joni. "Portugal Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers". 
  31. ^ Your Name * (2011-02-01). "Grigorev Commentary in Politika: Serbs Vote is Pragmatic | The Bulletin | Arcadia University". Bulletin.arcadia.edu. Retrieved 2013-05-30. 
  32. ^ Phillips, Lindsay (18 December 2002). "Spanish and U.S. Relationship During the "War on Terror"". EU Notes — Texas A&M University. 
  33. ^ "Neue Zürcher Zeitung". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2012-08-30. 
  34. ^ "Times Digital Archive". Luton Libraries. Retrieved 2012-01-26. 
  35. ^ a b "The UK's 'other paper of record'". BBC News. 2004-01-19. Retrieved 2009-03-21. 
  36. ^ "The New York Times". Encyclopædia Britannica. 
  37. ^ Martin, Shannon E. (1998). Newspapers of record in a digital age: from hot type to hot link. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers. p. 5. ISBN 0-275-95960-0. 
  38. ^ Black's Law Dictionary, 6th edn. West Publishing. 1990. ISBN 90-6544-631-1. 
  39. ^ See, for example, L.N. 362 of 1997 of The Government of The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette
  40. ^ Texas Local Government Code - Section 52.004. Official Newspaper
  41. ^ "City of McCleary, Official Newspaper". 
  42. ^ "Fictitious Names: Adjudicated Newspapers". County Clerk. County of Sonoma. Retrieved 4 October 2012. 
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