Berliner (format)
Berliner is a newspaper format with pages normally measuring about 315 by 470 millimetres (12.4 in × 18.5 in). The Berliner format, or "midi", is slightly taller and marginally wider than the tabloid/compact format, and is both narrower and shorter than the broadsheet format.[1]
Origin
The Berliner format is an innovation in press and an alternative to the
, and was originally contrasted with "North German" and "French" sizes in the early 20th century.European newspapers
The Berliner format is used by many
Although the daily Berliner Zeitung is occasionally called simply Berliner, it is not printed in Berliner format. In fact, only two German national dailies use Berliner format: Die Tageszeitung (generally known as the "taz"); and the Junge Welt, which in 2004 abandoned the unique slightly-larger-than-A4 size that had distinguished it since the early 1990s. The majority of the national quality dailies use the larger broadsheet format known as "nordisch", measuring 570 mm × 400 mm (22.44 in × 15.75 in).
United States newspapers
The daily Journal & Courier in Lafayette, Indiana was the first newspaper in North America to be produced in this format, making its debut on 31 July 2006.[5] The Bucks County Herald in Lahaska, Pennsylvania, followed in 2009, and The Chronicle in Laurel, Mississippi, in April 2012, commencing publication at that time. Major papers such as the Chicago Tribune and The Cincinnati Enquirer have tested the format.
Since then, a number of broadsheet newspapers throughout the United States have adopted a page format similar to Berliner, though some may use a taller page. In some instances, only the width has changed from the typical broadsheet page, and the height has remained the same or close to it. For example, The New York Times used a 22-inch (559 mm) tall by 13.5-inch (343 mm) wide page, but in 2007 downsized to 22 by 12 in (559 by 305 mm).[6][7] It still refers to itself as a broadsheet, even though its size is closer to Berliner.
Asian newspapers
The Indian business daily Mint, a collaboration with the Indian media house Hindustan Times Media Limited (HTML) and The Wall Street Journal, was among the first newspapers to use the Berliner format, starting from 1 February 2007. In Nepal, the Nepali Times became the first and the only newspaper using this format. In Pakistan, the English daily Pakistan Today is published in the Berliner format. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz has been published in this format since 18 February 2007.
Though very rarely used in
In March 2009,
South American newspapers
Some
African newspapers
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In February 2010, Mauritius's century-old Le Mauricien adopted the Berliner format with full-colour content, thus becoming the first evening national paper in the country to adopt this format.
See also
- Broadsheet
- Compact (newspaper)
- List of newspapers
- Paper size
- Tabloid
References
- ^ "The New Guardian: Intelligent Design in Newspaper – Digital Deliverance". www.digitaldeliverance.com.
- ^ Andra Leurdijk; Mijke Slot; Ottilie Nieuwenhuis (2012). "The Newspaper Publishing Industry" (PDF). EU Commission. Archived from the original (Technical Report) on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "The Berliner format". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ Sweney, Mark (13 June 2017). "Guardian and Observer to relaunch in tabloid format". The Guardian.
- ^ Joe Gerrety (30 July 2006). "Black, white and read all over: The J&C changes again". Journal & Courier. Lafayette. Retrieved 4 December 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Seelye, Katharine Q. (4 December 2006). "In Tough Times, a Redesigned Journal". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "The New York Times Plans to Consolidate New York Print Run at Newest Facility in College Point, Queens and Sublease Older Edison, New Jersey, Printing Plant in Early 2008" (Press release). The New York Times Company. 18 July 2006. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "Yeni Medya Duzeni". Archived from the original on 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
- ^ "Multiplataforma, 'Estadão' renova e aprimora sua versão impressa". www.estadao.com.br. 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
- ^ "Novo 'Estadão': leitores elogiam formato mais moderno, profundidade dos textos e novas seções". www.estadao.com.br. 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
External links
- How we got the measure of a Berliner (discussing the Guardian's switch to the format)