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# 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*