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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

A newspaper of record is a major newspaper that has a large circulation and whose editorial and news-gathering functions are considered professional and typically authoritative. A newspaper of record may also be 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]

Newspapers of public record

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.[2] 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.[3]

In some jurisdictions, privately owned newspapers may register with the public authorities to publish public and legal notices.[4][5][6] Likewise, a private newspaper may be designated by the courts for publication of legal notices, such as notices of fictitious business names. These are sometimes referred to as "legally adjudicated newspapers".[7]

A variation of newspapers of public record are those newspapers controlled by governments or political parties that serve as official newspapers reflecting the positions of their controlling bodies. State organs such as the Soviet-era Izvestia (the name of which translates to "delivered messages", derived from the verb izveshchat which means "to inform", "to notify")[8] and the People's Daily in China[9][10][11][12][13] are examples of this type.

Newspapers of record (by reputation)

The second type of "newspaper of record" (also known as a "journal of record", or by the French term Presse 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.[14][15] Despite changes in society, such newspapers have historically tended to maintain a similar tone, coverage, style, and traditions.[14]

Origin of the term

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 U.S. newspaper to publish an index of the subjects covered in its pages.[16] 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". The Times, and other newspapers of its type, then sought to be chroniclers of events, acting as a record of the day's announcements, schedules, directories, proceedings, transcripts and appointments. The Times no longer considers itself a newspaper of record in the original, literal sense.[17]

Over time, historians began to rely on The Times and similar titles as a reliable archival record of significant past events and a gauge of societal opinions at the time of printing. The term "newspaper of record" thus evolved from its original literal sense to its currently understood meaning.[16]

Examples

Country Newspaper City of publication Founded Language Source(s)
Argentina La Nación La Nación Buenos Aires 1870 Spanish [18]
Australia The Sydney Morning Herald logo The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney 1831 English [19][20]
Austria Die Presse Logo Die Presse Vienna 1848
Staff split in 1864 to form Neue Freie Presse, aryanized by the Nazis in 1938 and closed in 1939, reestablished as Die Presse in 1946[21]		 Austrian Standard German [22]
Bangladesh 150px The Daily Star Dhaka 1991 English [23]
Brazil O Estado de S. Paulo O Estado de S. Paulo São Paulo 1875 Portuguese [24][25]
Belgium De Standaard De Standaard Groot-Bijgaarden 1918
Incorporated in 1914, but publication delayed due to the First World War.		 Dutch [26]
Canada The Globe and Mail The Globe and Mail Toronto 1844
Successor to The Globe (founded 1844), The Toronto Mail (1872) and Toronto Empire (1887); papers merged in 1895 and 1936		 English [27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
Canada La Presse La Presse Montreal 1884 French [34][35]
Chile El Mercurio.svg El Mercurio Santiago 1900
Spun off from El Mercurio de Valparaíso (founded 1827)		 Spanish [36]
China
(Hong Kong)		 The South China Morning Post South China Morning Post Hong Kong 1903 English [37]
Egypt — Al-Ahram Cairo 1875 Arabic [38][39]
France Le Figaro Le Figaro Paris 1826
Le Figaro is France's oldest national newspaper still operating to this date.[40]		 French [41][42]
France Le Monde Le Monde Paris 1944
Founded as a successor to the discredited collaborationist Le Temps (founded 1861).		 French [43][44]
Germany Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Frankfurt 1949
Considered successor to the Frankfurter Zeitung (founded 1856), banned in 1943 by the Nazis		 German [45][46]
Germany Süddeutsche Zeitung Süddeutsche Zeitung Munich 1945
 German [47]
Germany 150px Die Zeit Hamburg 1946
 German [47]
Greece — Kathimerini Athens 1919 Greek [48]
Hungary Népszabadság Népszabadság Budapest 1956 Hungarian [49]
India The Times of India The Times of India Mumbai 1838
Named The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce until mergers in 1860–1.		 English [50]
Indonesia Kompas Kompas Jakarta 1965 Indonesian [51][52]
Iran Ettela'at Ettela'at Tehran 1926 Persian [53][54]
Ireland The Irish Times The Irish Times Dublin 1859 English [55]
Israel Haaretz Haaretz Tel Aviv 1919 Hebrew and English [56][57][58][59]
Italy Corriere della Sera Corriere della Sera Milan 1876 Italian [60][61]
Japan The Asahi Shimbun logo.svg Asahi Shimbun Osaka 1879 Japanese [62]
Kenya — Daily Nation Nairobi 1960
Originated as the Swahili Taifa in 1958.		 English [63][64]
Malaysia 150px New Straits Times Kuala Lumpur 1965
Spun off from The Straits Times (founded 1845) upon Singapore's independence.		 English [65]
Netherlands — NRC Handelsblad Amsterdam 1970
Merger of Algemeen Handelsblad (founded 1828) and Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (1844).		 Dutch [66]
Norway Aftenposten Aftenposten Oslo 1860 Riksmål [67]
Portugal Diário de Notícias Diário de Notícias Lisbon 1864 Portuguese [68]
Serbia — Danas Belgrade 1997 Serbian [69]
Serbia Politika Politika Belgrade 1904 Serbian [70]
Singapore The Straits Times The Straits Times Singapore 1845 English [65]
South Korea Chosun Ilbo Chosun Ilbo Seoul 1920
Suspended between 1940 and 1945 by the Japanese imperial authorities.		 Korean [71]
Spain El País El País Madrid 1976 Spanish [72]
Sweden Dagens Nyheter Dagens Nyheter Stockholm 1864 Swedish [73][74]
Switzerland Neue Zürcher Zeitung Neue Zürcher Zeitung Zurich 1780 German [75]
Turkey — Hürriyet Istanbul 1948 Turkish [76]
United Kingdom The Daily Telegraph The Daily Telegraph London 1855 English [77]
United Kingdom — The Independent London 1986 English [62]
United Kingdom — The Times London 1785
Named The Daily Universal Register until 1788.		 English [77]
United Kingdom The Guardian The Guardian London 1821 English
United States Los Angeles Times logo.svg Los Angeles Times Los Angeles 1881 English [62]
United States The New York Times The New York Times New York City 1851 English [78]
United States 150px The Washington Post Washington, D.C. 1877 English [62]

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