Newspaper: information and reference

How to handle a journalist: anti FAQ
If you want to send press releases out or talk to a journalist, make sure you don't follow any of these rules.

Newspaper archives to be found online
Archives are available on many newspaper websites. Here's a list - contact us if we should be pointing to more.

Newspaper circulation figures
What are the circulation figures for the national daily and Sunday newspapers? We tell you how to find out...

Newspaper sizes: it's size that matters
UK newspapers went through a size revolution in the early 2000s; with great results.

Page three girls
What is the page 3 girl, how can you become one - and what effect did it have on The Sun's circulation?

The Fleet Street revolution
The massive changes to the newspaper industry in the 1980s

The future of newspapers?
What is the future of newspapers? Where now for the publishing industry?

The mass-market tabloids
An introduction to the politics and character of the mass-market tabloids in the UK

The mid-market tabloids
An introduction to the mid-market tabloid newspapers in the UK

The most popular newspapers in the UK
A quick look into readership figures for the biggest newspapers in Britain.

The quality newspapers
What are the quality newspapers in the UK?

The rise of the free newspaper
Why are more newspapers being made available for free? And what does this mean for the industry?

Websites and iPads - which way now for newspapers?
Some newspapers are closing their websites to everyone but paying customers; and then, there's tablets, Kindles, and more. What's the future for newspaper websites?

What are the most popular newspapers in the world?
What are the most popular newspapers in the world? Is it really true that the UK hosts one of them?

Where to buy old editions of newspapers
Whether it's a birthday present or for a piece of research, you might want to discover a vintage copy or a back issue of a newspaper. Here's how.