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Broadsheet

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

/ˈbrɔːdʃiːt/nounCommon term

In journalism & media, broadsheet means: A newspaper printed on large pages, traditionally associated with serious news, analysis and a more formal style than tabloids.

In Turkish: ciddi gazete, geniş boy gazete, broadsheet

How it is used

Used mainly in Britain and Australia to contrast quality papers with tabloids. Even after some quality papers moved to smaller formats, people still call them broadsheets because of their style.

Example sentences

  1. The broadsheets gave the report two pages, while the tabloids barely mentioned it.

  2. She moved from a regional tabloid to a national broadsheet.

Common collocations

  • broadsheet newspaper
  • quality broadsheet
  • national broadsheet
  • broadsheet press
  • tabloidA newspaper with small pages, short stories and big pictures, often focused on celebrities, crime and scandal; also a style of sensational journalism.
  • media outletAny organisation or channel that publishes or broadcasts news and information, such as a newspaper, TV channel, radio station, magazine or news website.
  • circulationThe number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold or distributed, usually counted per day, week or month.
  • the pressNewspapers, magazines and news media as a group, and the journalists who work for them; originally the printing press used to produce newspapers.

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