A auto news paper is a publication containing news and information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. It may be general or special interest, most often published daily or weekly. The first printed auto news paper was published in 1605, and the form has thrived even in the face of competition from technologies such as radio, television, and the internet.
Recent developments on the internet are posing major challenges to its business model, however. Paid circulation is declining in most countries, and advertising revenue, which makes up the bulk of a auto news paper's income, is shifting from print to online. Many news organizations have found ways to link advertising messages to their page content, so that revenues from internet advertisers has been able to make up the shortfall in subscription and street sales. Nevertheless, some commentators point out that historically new media technologies such as radio and television never entirely supplanted existing print media.
General-interest auto news papers are usually journals of current news. Those can include political events, crime, business, culture, sports, and opinions (either editorials, columns, or political cartoons). auto news papers use photographs to illustrate stories; they use editorial cartoonists, usually to illustrate writing that is opinion, rather than news.
Some specific features a auto news paper may include are:
* weather news and forecasts
* an advice column
* critic reviews of movies, plays, restaurants, etc.
* editorial opinions
* a gossip column
* comic strips and other entertainment, such as crosswords, sudoku and horoscopes
* a sports column or section
* a humor column or section
* a food column
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