Broadsheet format

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Broadsheet format (German: broad sheet ) is the English name for a newspaper format and the generic term for large-format newspapers. It's roughly twice the size of the tabloid format . The Berlin format and the Swiss format lie between the broadsheet and tabloid formats .

history

The format has its origins in the 17th century, when the first newspapers, proclamations, pamphlets, pamphlets and scientific treatises were printed on individual folio sheets.

Historically, newspapers in broadsheet format are considered to be the "serious" quality newspapers - as journal of record , as is formulated in the English-speaking world, so that the name of the paper format is used as a synonym for such newspapers. In German, the term subscription newspaper is used for this . The tabloids format was traditionally reserved for the tabloids . However, this changed in the 2000s, as some broadsheets, such as The Times and The Independent in England or Le Monde in France, switched to tabloid formats and other countries also switched to smaller formats. An important reason for choosing a smaller format is that large-format newspapers are unwieldy in confined spaces, for example on public transport or at the kitchen table. The paper costs are also important for the selection of the format . Modern printing machines allow a free choice of format.

Dimensions

There is no uniform national or international standard, only current and regional characteristics. The following dimensions refer to the closed newspapers, i.e. the sales format; When open, the newspapers are twice as wide. The type area is usually on each side about 15 mm smaller than the page size.

• The front page of a traditional US broadsheet newspaper is 15  in (381  mm ) wide and 22.75  in (577.9  mm ) high.
• To reduce the cost of paper, daily newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times moved in 2007 to reduce the size by 3  in (76.2  mm ). The current US broadsheet size is now 12  in (304.8  mm ) (30.48 cm); it has remained at the height of just under 58 cm. In addition to the two daily newspapers mentioned, the Washington Post has this format; in Germany it is used by the English-language monthly newspapers The Atlantic Times and The German Times .
• In Germany, a broadsheet is a format 533 mm high and 295 mm wide.
• The Nordic Format or North German Format is 570 mm high and 400 mm wide. The Süddeutsche Zeitung and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , for example , as well as the Bild-Zeitung appear in this format .
• The Rhenish format is 510 mm high and 350 mm wide or 530 mm high and 360 mm wide. The Berliner Zeitung , the Stuttgarter Zeitung , the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung and the Freie Presse , for example, appear in this format

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Broadsheets, Pamphlets and Broadsides . Museum of the History of Science, Oxford. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 6, 2016. 
2. ↑ What is a broadsheet? . wisegeek.com. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
3. ^ Giles Wilson: For newspapers, size matters ( English ) BBC. May 14, 2004. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
4. ↑ Torin Douglas: Death of the broadsheet? ( English ) BBC. October 30, 2004. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
5. ↑ Matthias Kurp: More and more newspapers are testing the tabloid format . July 10, 2004.
6. ↑ ^{a b} Chris Tryhorn: Downsizing: how newspapers got smaller ( English ) Guardian. September 12, 2005. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
7. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Wolfram Schrag: Reader recruitment with tabloid format and free newspapers . In: Medienlandschaft Deutschland (accessed on July 6, 2016).
8. ↑ Technical information newspaper printing . Bechtle Verlag & Druck Esslingen. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
9. ↑ Katharine Q. Seelye: In Tough Times, a Redesigned Journal . In: The New York Times , December 4, 2006. Retrieved March 20, 2013. 
10. ↑ ^{a b} Overview of newspaper formats . Artdefects Media Verlag. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
11. ↑ Technical requirements for printing documents . Free press. Retrieved July 6, 2016.