Newspaper

Verb + newspaper

• buy a newspaper

• read a newspaper

• glance through a newspaper

• recycle your newspaper

• (stories) are reported in a (local / national) newspaper

Common expressions

• work as a (journalist) on a newspaper

• sell your story to a newspaper

• finish with the newspaper

• read something in the newspaper

Noun + of + newspaper

• a copy of (today's) newspaper

• the front / back page of the news paper

• the (business, sports) section of the newspaper

• a sheet of newspaper

Exercise

I. Verb + newspaper

1. I try not to put newspapers and empty bottles in the rubbish bin. I think it's much better to recycle them.

2. I only had time to glance through the newspaper before I left for work. I didn't have time to read it properly.

3. I've stopped buying a daily newspaper because I never seem to find the time to read it.

4. The story about the Prince's car accident was reported in The limes and all the other national papers.

Common expressions

1. Maria, have you finished with the newspaper yet?

2. The footballer's ex-girlfriend made a fortune selling her story to the newspapers.

3. I don't believe everything I read in the newspapers.

4. He’s now the editor of the Daily Mail, but he began his career as a journalist on a local newspaper in Wales.

Noun + of + newspaper

1. The Queen's picture is on the front pages of all the newspapers today. - c

2. The sports news is usually on the back pages of the newspaper. - e

3. You'll find today's exchange rates in the business section of the newspaper. - a

4. Before I started painting the room I put sheets of newspaper on the floor. - b

5. Have you got a copy of yesterday's newspaper? - d

Notes

1. We say something is published / is reported / appears in a newspaper:

   • Ivan's story was published / was reported in the local paper.

   • The story first appeared in our local paper.

2. Note these expressions:

   • Most newspapers are now available online.

   • What do the papers say about the war?

3. Note these different kinds of newspaper:

   • a daily newspaper

   • an evening newspaper

   • today's newspaper

   • a national newspaper

   • a quality newspaper

   • a popular newspaper

   • a Sunday newspaper

   • a local newspaper

   • a tabloid newspaper

4. The following are ways of talking about the politics of a newspaper:

   • a left-wing newspaper

   • an Independent newspaper

   • a right-wing newspaper