Newspaper of record - Definition and Overview

A newspaper of record is a broadsheet (although now some of these publications have switched or are planning to switch to a tabloid or compact format) newspaper with high standards of journalism.

Newspapers of record include

• The New York Times --New York, USA
• Le Monde --Paris, France
• Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung --Frankfurt, Germany
• The Times --London, UK
• The Financial Times -- London, UK (main base), but also edited internationally.

Possible Newspapers of record

• Die Welt --Hamburg, Germany
• Helsingin Sanomat --Helsinki, Finland

Newspapers of record are usually found internationally at newsstands as representative of the publishing country's news.

Newspapers of record generally have strong editors and proprietors and are allowed to hold independent views from those of their proprietor.