The New Paper
Circulation Target 300,000 daily | | |
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The New Paper is a Singaporean newspaper. It was originally published in
History
First launched on 26 July 1988, by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), it had an average daily circulation of 101,600 in August 2010, according to SPH.[2]
In 1991, the paper organised the New Paper Big Walk, a mass-participation walking event. The event came to be held annually in Singapore. It holds the official Guinness World Record as world's largest walk when a record-breaking 77,500 participants joined on 21 May 2000.
There is also a noon edition that hits the newsstands on Mondays and Thursdays that gives more special coverage of late-night
The New Paper is 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.[4]
On 15 June 1993, in partnership with distributor Lityan Systems, both parties launched a one-step video programmer,to help readers key in the four-digit codes assigned for the programmes listed in the television guides published in The New Paper. The device cost $125.[5]
FiRST which was originally published as a monthly magazine, merged with The New Paper in May 2009, and was published as a weekly pull-out rather than monthly.
The New Paper is often compared to the tabloid
The newspaper's average daily sales had dropped to 60,000, according to Warren Fernandez, Editor-in-Chief of the English/Malay/Tamil Media group of SPH, before it became a freesheet.[6]
On 17 October 2016, Singapore Press Holdings announced a 10% cut of staff,
On 10 December 2021, The New Paper ceased its print edition and went fully digital.[1]
See also
- List of newspapers in Singapore
- List of newspapers
References
- ^ a b Lim, Han Ming (2021-09-20). "The New Paper goes fully digital from Dec 10". The New Paper. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ "Our products: The New Paper". Singapore Press Holdings.
- ^ a b "TNP and My Paper to merge". The Straits Times. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Best Football Journalist - Soccerlens Awards - The best football sites". soccerlensawards.com.
- ^ "For easier TV recording". The Straits Times. 16 June 1993. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "The New Paper will be revamped, free from December".
- Channel NewsAsia. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- Business Times (Singapore). Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- Today (Singapore newspaper). 17 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ Chew, Hui Min (17 October 2016). "My Paper and The New Paper to merge; SPH to cut staff by up to 10 per cent over 2 years through series of measures". The Straits Times. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
External links
- Official website
- The New Paper at the Wayback Machine (archive index)