/ˈnju:zpeɪpə(r); US ˈnu:z- ||; ˈnuzˌpepɚ/noun1 (also paper) [C] large folded pieces of paper printed with news, advertisements and articles on various subjects. Newspapers are printed and sold either every day or every week 报纸；报章: a daily/weekly/Sunday newspaper 日报；周报；星期日刊a newspaper article 报纸上的一篇文章I read about it in the newspaper. 我是在报纸上看到这条消息的。
2 (also paper) [C] an organization that produces a newspaper 报社；报馆: Which newspaper does he work for? 他在哪家报社工作？
3 [U] the paper on which newspapers are printed 白报纸；新闻纸: We wrapped the plates in newspaper so they would not get damaged. 我们用新闻纸把碟子包好，以免受损。
Journalists and reporters collect news for newspapers. The editor decides what is printed. Quality newspapers deal with the news in a serious way. Tabloids are popular papers and are smaller in size with many more pictures and stories about famous people. 新闻记者(journalist)和记者(reporter)负责采访新闻。编辑(editor)决定刊登些什么。素质高(quality)的报章以严谨态度对待新闻。小报(tabloid)指通俗的报纸，开张较小，图片较多，报道名人的事较多。