The New Paper
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The New Paper is Singapore
's second-highest circulating paid English-language newspaper
, first launched on July 26, 1988, by Singapore Press Holdings
(SPH). According to SPH, its average daily circulation for August 2010 was 101600.
The New Paper is a newspaper in tabloid form. It was originally published as a "noon paper", but since 2006 is published daily in the morning from 7 a.m. onwards. There is also a noon edition that hits the newsstands on Mondays and Thursdays that give more special coverage of late-night association football matches that occur after the morning edition goes to press.
It is the second most-read paid English daily in Singapore. It is often compared to the freesheet tabloid Today
, although the latter positions itself against The Straits Times
. It targets readers with more eye-catching tabloid journalism featuring sensationalist and exaggerated headlines. It tends to focus on human-interest stories, with extensive sections on entertainment, fashion and sports. There is, in comparison with The Straits Times, very little coverage of international news. However, according to SPH, The New Paper presents "news with sharp angles not seen elsewhere," and perceives its paper to be "stylish", "arresting" and "easy to read" while tackling "complex issues".
The New Paper is particularly noted for its coverage of sports news, particularly of association football (e.g. the UEFA Champions League
and the Premier League). Amongst its sports journalists, Iain Macintosh
was voted second runner-up for Best Football Journalist held by Soccerlens.com website in 2010.
FiRST (magazine) merged with the New Paper and went from being a monthly magazine to a weekly pull-out movie section, still titled "FiRST".
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
's second-highest circulating paid English-language newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
, first launched on July 26, 1988, by Singapore Press Holdings
Singapore Press Holdings
Singapore Press Holdings Limited is a media organisation in Singapore with businesses in print, Internet and new media, television and radio, outdoor media, and property. SPH has over 4,000 employees, including a team of approximately 1,000 journalists, including correspondents operating around...
(SPH). According to SPH, its average daily circulation for August 2010 was 101600.
The New Paper is a newspaper in tabloid form. It was originally published as a "noon paper", but since 2006 is published daily in the morning from 7 a.m. onwards. There is also a noon edition that hits the newsstands on Mondays and Thursdays that give more special coverage of late-night association football matches that occur after the morning edition goes to press.
It is the second most-read paid English daily in Singapore. It is often compared to the freesheet tabloid Today
Today (Singapore newspaper)
Today is a free English-language compact in Singapore published by government-owned MediaCorp print media arm. It is distributed from Monday to Sunday....
, although the latter positions itself against The Straits Times
The Straits Times
The Straits Times is an English language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore currently owned by Singapore Press Holdings . It is the country's highest-selling paper, with a current daily circulation of nearly 400,000...
. It targets readers with more eye-catching tabloid journalism featuring sensationalist and exaggerated headlines. It tends to focus on human-interest stories, with extensive sections on entertainment, fashion and sports. There is, in comparison with The Straits Times, very little coverage of international news. However, according to SPH, The New Paper presents "news with sharp angles not seen elsewhere," and perceives its paper to be "stylish", "arresting" and "easy to read" while tackling "complex issues".
The New Paper is particularly noted for its coverage of sports news, particularly of association football (e.g. the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
and the Premier League). Amongst its sports journalists, Iain Macintosh
Iain Macintosh
Iain Macintosh is a UK sports journalist and author who writes for the Singapore daily The New Paper. He writes under the column "Your English Kaki" for the sports section ....
was voted second runner-up for Best Football Journalist held by Soccerlens.com website in 2010.
FiRST (magazine) merged with the New Paper and went from being a monthly magazine to a weekly pull-out movie section, still titled "FiRST".