Newspapers are an important source of information for us. They don’t cost much and it is so easy to buy them. You can find a lot of important information in a newspaper. But do you know how they are made?

Firstly, an editor of a newspaper decides what story to publish. An editor in chief is a person who gives instructions to everybody working on a newspaper. He or she decides what story will be interesting for people to read and which journalist should work on it.

The editor asks a journalist to find information about a story. The story could be about a famous person, an interesting fact, or an important place. The journalist must find information about the story by talking to people, looking for facts, or doing interviews.

When the journalist has enough information about a story, they begin writing. In the past, journalists wrote their articles on paper using a typewriter, but nowadays most journalists type their texts on a computer. It is easier this way. When the text of the article is ready, the journalist sends it to the editor.

The editor also asks a photographer to get photographs for the story, to publish them with the article. A newspaper with no pictures isn’t very attractive.

Photographers choose their equipment, scenes and take pictures. They usually take a lot of pictures to choose the best ones. They send the photos to the editor.

Now the editor has the article and photos. It is time to put it all together. Each newspaper has many editors because it’s too much work for one person.

If there are any mistakes in the article, the editor must correct them. When the article has no mistakes and the photos are good, the editor sends the newspaper for printing.

Now the newspaper must be printed. Most newspapers have around 40 pages. Printers print them on very large sheets of paper, cut them into pages and pack. Now the newspapers are ready for the readers.

You can buy a newspaper at a newsagent’s, a shop, a supermarket, or even a petrol station. Newspapers travel to these places by lorries, usually at night. When you go to your local shop you can find a fresh newspaper waiting for you to read it. This is possible thanks to all the people who worked on it.