NEWSPAPERS AND HISTORY OF NEWSPAPERS PREPARED BY: OMONOV BAXTIYOR CHECKED BY: YAXSHIBOYEV MIRJALOL What is a Newspaper ? It is a paper printed and sold daily or weekly with news , advertisements , articles about political, crime, business , art, entertainment , sport events. What is a newspaper? Newspaper is a printed publication issued on a regular basis. When reading newspapers we learn about the latest news and other current events. First newspapers First newspapers appeared many years ago in Roman times. At that time they did not look like newspapers we have today. Only in the XVI century newspapers acquired their contemporary look. First Russian newspapers appeared in the time of Peter the Great. Types of newspapers Today newspapers can be read by everyone. There are national, regional and local newspapers. There are newspapers published specially for professionals, for teenagers and even children. There are newspapers which you have to pay money for and the ones you can take for free. Some newspapers are related to business, some exist for the purpose of entertainment. There are tabloids and official newspapers. Some newspapers are issued twice a week, some – once a week, others – only in the mornings or only in the evenings. FROM HISTORY OF NEWSPAPER… In ancient Rome, announcement bulletins of the Acta Diurna government were made public by Julius Caesar. They were carved on stone or metal and posted in public places. In China, early government-produced news sheets, during the late Han dynasty (second and third centuries AD). Between 713 and 734, the Chinese Tang Dynasty published government news; it was handwritten on silk and read by government officials. NEWSPAPERS IN BRITAIN Printing press was invented in the15th century in Germany The first newspaper in Britain appeared in 1513. NEWSPAPERS IN BRITAIN The longest running British newspaper The Times began in 1785. John Walter was a founder of The Times newspaper, London. is There are two kinds of newspapers in Britain Quality papers Tabloids More credible Contain political, industrial, financial and cultural news Less credible Sensationalism NEWSPAPERS ARE DIVIDED Daily Published on every day of the week except Sunday Sunday They are larger then daily ones THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION