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Newspaper formats

Broadsheet papers

• largest newspaper format
• long vertical pages (22 inches or more)
• suggests a high standard of quality
• eg.:Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Times

Berliner Format

• also called "midi"
• 470mm x 315mm (18½ in × 12.4 in)
• used in many European countries
• eg.: The Guardian

Tabloid Format

• smallest format of the three mentioned
• compact page size
• ≠ "tabloid journalism" (sensational crime stories, astrology, celebrity, gossip and TV)
• UK:used for many local newspapers, popular
• US:alternative newspapers
• 430mm x 280mm (16.9 in × 11.0 in)