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Next week we launch a new feature on This Is This, where we look at the growing phenomenon of newspapers.

For those of you who don’t already know, newspapers make up a significant portion of topical written content in the UK and are fast becoming a vital part of the newsgathering process.

A few facts about newspapers
1. Newspapers are actually made from trees.
2. Newspapers have no archives and are left to waste away once they are read.
3. Although many old newspapers are recycled, several end up as a rudimentary serving method for fish and chips!
4. Newspapers are run like big companies and can employ hundreds of people.
5. The UK has as many as fifteen national newspapers, which can be read all over the UK and sometimes in foreign countries.
6. Although they are written on computers, newspapers must be printed out so they can be carried around.
7. If you lose your newspaper, you will have to buy another one. If you misplace it but don’t realise it until the next day, it is impossible to get that same newspaper back.
8. Some newspapers are updated once, even twice a day.
9. You can fold up a newspaper and carry it under your arm.
10. Newspapers can be bought in shops, just like computers.

The special report on starts with an interview with Alan Rusbridger. Alan runs a newspaper called The Guardian, and we will be printing extracts from his and other publications throughout the week.

Meet The Newspaperers - all week on This Is This.

Starts 16 October.

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Related posts
Meet The Newspaperers Part 1
Meet The Newspaperers Part 2
Meet The Newspaperers Part 3
Meet The Newspaperers Part 4
Meet The Newspaperers Part 5

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