Editing Template:Infobox newspaper/doc

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==Usage==
{{Parameter names example
|_template=Infobox newspaper
| italic_title = no <!--so that Template:Infobox newspaper is not italicized-->
| name
| logo
| logo_upright
| logo_border
| logo_alt
| logo_size
| logo_caption
| image
| image_upright
| image_border
| image_alt
| image_size
| caption
| motto
| type
| format
| school
| owner
| founder
| publisher
| president
| general_manager
| chief_editor
| editor
| deputy_editor
| associate_editor
| managing_editor
| news_editor
| campus_editor
| campus_chief
| metro_editor
| metro_chief
| opinion_editor
| photo_editor
| staff_writers
| custom_label
| custom_data
| founded
| political_position
| language
| ceased_publication
| relaunched
| headquarters
| publishing_city
| publishing_country
| circulation
| circulation_date
| circulation_ref
| price
| readership
| sister_newspapers
| ISSN
| eISSN
| oclc
| RNI
| website
| free
| module
}}

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow:auto;">
{{Infobox newspaper
| name                   = 
| logo                   = 
| logo_alt               = 
| logo_size              = 
| logo_caption           = 
| image                  = 
| image_alt              = 
| image_size             = 
| caption                = 
| native_name            = 
| motto                  = 
| type                   = 
| format                 = 
| school                 = 
| owner                  = 
| founder                = <!-- Or founders, if owner is not appropriate (e.g. a nonprofit) -->
| publisher              = 
| president              = 
| general_manager        = 
| chief_editor           = 
| editor                 = 
| deputy_editor          = 
| associate_editor       = 
| managing_editor        = 
| news_editor            = 
| campus_editor          = 
| campus_chief           = 
| metro_editor           = 
| metro_chief            = 
| opinion_editor         = 
| photo_editor           = 
| staff_writers          = 
| custom_label           = 
| custom_data            = 
| founded                = <!-- Use: {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| ceased_publication     = <!-- Use: {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| relaunched             = 
| political_position     = 
| language               = 
| headquarters           = 
| publishing_city        = 
| publishing_country     = 
| circulation            = 
| circulation_date       = 
| circulation_ref        = 
| price                  = 
| readership             = 
| sister_newspapers      = 
| ISSN                   = 
| eISSN                  = 
| oclc                   = 
| RNI                    = 
| website                = 
| free                   = 
| module                 = 
}}
</syntaxhighlight>

===Parameters===
All parameters are optional. If no value is specified for the parameter, it will not be displayed.

* ''name'' – name of the newspaper. If this is omitted (not just left blank), it will be inferred from the article title.
* ''logo'' – image (logo or other), use with ''logo_size'' (default is 250x50px).
* ''logo_alt'' - [[WP:ALTTEXT|alternative text]] of the logo; very important.
* ''image'' – image (front page or other), use with ''image_size'' (default is 220px).
* ''image_alt'' - [[WP:ALTTEXT|alternative text]] of the image; very important.
* ''caption'' – caption text to be displayed below ''image''
* ''native_name'' – name of newspaper in its native language/script
* ''motto'' – motto of newspaper. Use only if it is closely associated with the newspaper and of historical significance; omit otherwise.
* ''type'' – frequency and type, i.e. [[Daily newspaper]]
* ''format'' – page format, i.e. [[Broadsheet]], [[Berliner (format)|Berliner]], [[Tabloid (paper size)|Tabloid]], [[Compact (newspaper)|Compact]]
* ''school'' – for school newspapers
* ''owner'' – or ''owners'', name of the company, person or family which owns the newspaper
* ''founder'' – or ''founders'', name of the company or person who founded or directs the newspaper, if {{para|owner}} is not appropriate (for instance, in the case of some nonprofits)
* ''publisher'' – name of Publisher
* ''president'' – name of President
* ''general_manager'' – name of General Manager
* ''chief_editor'' – name of Editor-in-Chief
* ''editor'' – name of Editor
* ''deputy_editor'' – name of Deputy Editor
* ''associate_editor'' – name of Associate Editor
* ''managing_editor'' – or ''maneditors'', name of Managing Editor or Editors
* ''news_editor'' – name of News Editor
* ''campus_editor'' – name of Campus Editor
* ''campus_chief'' – name of Campus Chief
* ''metro_editor'' – name of Metro Editor
* ''metro_chief'' – name of Metro Chief
* ''opinion_editor'' – name of Opinion Editor
* ''photo_editor'' – name of Photo Editor
* ''staff_writers'' – names of Staff writers
* ''custom_label'' – position for person with a custom title (must use with {{para|custom_data}})
* ''custom_data'' – person with a custom title (must use with {{para|custom_label}})
* ''founded'' – date newspaper was founded. Use {{Tl|Start date}} or {{tl|start date and age}}
* ''ceased_publication'' – date that a former newspaper ceased publication. Use {{Tl|End date}}
* ''relaunched'' – date that a newspaper was relaunched
* ''political_position'' – political leanings of the newspaper, e.g. [[Centre-right]], cited to a [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable source]]. For use only when a newspaper has formally aligned its news coverage with a political party or movement. Do not use the infobox for allegations of bias or descriptions of the opinion page.
* ''language'' – language used in the newspaper, usually omitted, if English
* ''headquarters'' – location of the newspaper's headquarters
* ''publishing_city'' – city of publication
* ''publishing_country'' – unlinked country of publication
* ''circulation'' – the [[newspaper circulation]] numbers
* ''circulation_date'' – the date or period of the newspaper circulation numbers
* ''circulation_ref'' – a [[Help:Footnotes|<code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code>]] tag indicating the source of the value of {{para|circulation}} and/or {{para|circulation_date}}
* ''price'' – the cost of the newspaper
* ''readership'' – readership
* ''sister_newspapers'' – names of any sister newspapers
* ''ISSN'' – the newspaper's [[International Standard Serial Number|ISSN]], e.g. 1085-6706 (automatically linked to  https://www.worldcat.org via {{Tl|ISSN link}}). Search [https://www.worldcat.org/issn/ here] or [http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/periodicals/index_title.asp here] to find an ISSN
* ''eISSN'' – the newspaper's [[eISSN|electronic ISSN]], e.g. 2165-171X (automatically linked to  https://www.worldcat.org via {{Tl|ISSN link}}).
* ''oclc'' – the newspaper's [[Online Computer Library Center|OCLC]] number, useful where an ISSN has not been allocated (automatically linked to https://www.worldcat.org)
* ''RNI'' – the Office of the Registrar of Newspapers for India number
* ''website'' – the newspaper's website, use {{tl|URL}}, i.e. {{tlc|URL|https://www.latimes.com/}}
* ''free'' – the newspaper's online free archives
* ''module'' – for embedding reasons

{{Clear}}
==Examples==

==='''''[[Chicago Tribune]]'''''===
{{Infobox newspaper
| italic_title         = no<!--so that the title of Template:Infobox newspaper is not italicized-->
| name                 = Chicago Tribune
| logo                 = Chicago Tribune Logo.svg
| logo_alt             = Logo of the Chicago Tribune
| image                = <!-- Front page of the Chicago Tribune, March 27, 2024.png -->
| image_size           = 
| image_alt            = 
| caption              = The front page of the ''Chicago Tribune'' on March 27, 2024
| type                 = [[Daily newspaper]]
| format               = [[Broadsheet]]
| owner                = [[Tribune Publishing]]
| founders             = {{ubl|[[James Kelly (journalist)|James Kelly]]|John E. Wheeler|Joseph K. C. Forrest}}
| publisher            = 
| president            = 
| chief_editor         = Mitch Pugh
| managing_editor      = Stacy St. Clair
| general_manager      = Par Ridder
| opinion_editor       = Chris Jones
| photo_editor         = Todd Panagopoulos
| founded              = {{Start date and age|1847|06|10}}
| language             = [[English language|English]]
| headquarters         = {{ubl|160 North Stetson Avenue|Chicago, Illinois 60601}}
| publishing_country   = United States
| circulation          = 48,600 Average print circulation<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brooker |first1=Alice
|title=US newspaper circulations 2025: Washington Post print declines 21% in a year
|date=March 24, 2026 |publisher=Press Gazette |url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/north-america/us-newspaper-circulations-2025-washington-post-print-declines-21-in-a-year/ |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref><br>
148,771 Digital Subscribers<ref>{{cite news |last1=Christensen |first1=Dan |title=The long goodbye of Florida's newspapers – read all about it |date=18 December 2024 |publisher=Florida Bulldog |url=https://www.floridabulldog.org/2024/12/long-goodbye-floridas-newspapers-read-all-about-it/|access-date=30 November 2025}}</ref>
| circulation_date     = March 24, 2026
| ISSN                 = 1085-6706
| eISSN                = 2165-171X
| oclc                 = 7960243
| website              = {{URL|https://www.chicagotribune.com/}}
}}

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow:auto;">
{{Infobox newspaper
| name                 = Chicago Tribune
| logo                 = Chicago Tribune Logo.svg
| logo_alt             = Logo of the Chicago Tribune
| image                = <!-- Front page of the Chicago Tribune, March 27, 2024.png -->
| image_size           = 
| image_alt            = 
| caption              = The front page of the ''Chicago Tribune'' on March 27, 2024
| type                 = [[Daily newspaper]]
| format               = [[Broadsheet]]
| owner                = [[Tribune Publishing]]
| founders             = {{ubl|[[James Kelly (journalist)|James Kelly]]|John E. Wheeler|Joseph K. C. Forrest}}
| publisher            = 
| president            = 
| chief_editor         = Mitch Pugh
| managing_editor      = Stacy St. Clair
| general_manager      = Par Ridder
| opinion_editor       = Chris Jones
| photo_editor         = Todd Panagopoulos
| founded              = {{Start date and age|1847|06|10}}
| language             = [[English language|English]]
| headquarters         = {{ubl|160 North Stetson Avenue|Chicago, Illinois 60601}}
| publishing_country   = United States
| circulation          = 48,600 Average print circulation<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brooker |first1=Alice
|title=US newspaper circulations 2025: Washington Post print declines 21% in a year
|date=March 24, 2026 |publisher=Press Gazette |url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/north-america/us-newspaper-circulations-2025-washington-post-print-declines-21-in-a-year/ |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref><br>
148,771 Digital Subscribers<ref>{{cite news |last1=Christensen |first1=Dan |title=The long goodbye of Florida's newspapers – read all about it |date=18 December 2024 |publisher=Florida Bulldog |url=https://www.floridabulldog.org/2024/12/long-goodbye-floridas-newspapers-read-all-about-it/|access-date=30 November 2025}}</ref>
| circulation_date     = March 24, 2026
| ISSN                 = 1085-6706
| eISSN                = 2165-171X
| oclc                 = 7960243
| website              = {{URL|https://www.chicagotribune.com/}}
}}
</syntaxhighlight>

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==='''''[[Global Times]]'''''===
{{Infobox newspaper
| italic_title = no
| name = Global Times
| image = GlobalTimesLogo.svg
| image_size = 250px
| type = [[Daily newspaper]] (Weekdays with a weekend edition)
| format = [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|Tabloid]]
| owners = [[People's Daily Press]]
| publisher = Global Times Press
| president = [[Fan Zhengwei]]
| editor = Wu Qimin
| founded = 1993 (Chinese edition)<br>2009 (English edition)
| political_position = [[Chinese Communist Party]]
| language = [[Chinese language|Chinese]] and English
| ceased_publication = 
| headquarters = {{ubl|No. 2 Jintai Xilu|Chaoyang District|Beijing, China, 100733}}
| ISSN = 2095-2678
| oclc = 144515996
| website = {{Official URL}}
| module = {{Infobox Chinese
 | child = yes
 | s = 环球时报
 | t = 環球時報
 | p = Huánqiú Shíbào
 | order = st
 }}
}}

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow:auto;">
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Global Times
| image = GlobalTimesLogo.svg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Logo of the Global Times
| type = [[Daily newspaper]] (Weekdays with a weekend edition)
| format = [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|Tabloid]]
| owners = [[People's Daily Press]]
| publisher = Global Times Press
| president = [[Fan Zhengwei]]
| editor = Wu Qimin
| founded = 1993 (Chinese edition)<br>2009 (English edition)
| political_position = [[Chinese Communist Party]]
| language = [[Chinese language|Chinese]] and English
| headquarters = {{ubl|No. 2 Jintai Xilu|Chaoyang District|Beijing, China, 100733}}
| ISSN = 2095-2678
| oclc = 144515996
| website = {{Official URL}}
| module = {{Infobox Chinese
 | child = yes
 | s = 环球时报
 | t = 環球時報
 | p = Huánqiú Shíbào
 | order = st
 }}
}}
This example has been modified for display purposes.
</syntaxhighlight>

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==TemplateData==
{{TemplateData header}}
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<templatedata>
{
	"description": "This templates generates an infobox to summarize information about a newspaper.",
	"format": "block",
	"params": {
		"name": {
			"label": "Name",
			"description": "Name of the newspaper. If left blank, it will be inferred from the article title.",
			"type": "string",
			"default": "{{{PAGENAMEBASE}}}",
			"suggested": true
		},
		"italic_title": {
			"label": "Italic title",
			"description": "Overrides the infobox adding an italic title",
			"example": "no",
			"type": "boolean",
			"default": "yes",
			"autovalue": "no"
		},
		"logo": {
			"label": "Logo",
			"type": "wiki-file-name",
			"description": "The logo used by the newspaper"
		},
		"image": {
			"label": "Image",
			"type": "wiki-file-name",
			"description": "An image, probably of the front page",
			"example": "The-Washington-Post-10-June-2020.jpg"
		},
		"caption": {
			"label": "Caption",
			"type": "string",
			"description": "Caption to be displayed below the image"
		},
		"type": {
			"label": "Type",
			"description": "Frequency and type, e.g. Daily newspaper"
		},
		"format": {
			"label": "Format",
			"description": "Page format, i.e. Broadsheet, Berliner, Tabloid, Compact",
			"example": "[[Broadsheet]]",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"language": {
			"label": "Language",
			"type": "string",
			"description": "Language used in the newspaper, usually omitted if English"
		},
		"relaunched": {
			"label": "Relaunched",
			"type": "date",
			"description": "Date that a newspaper was relauched"
		},
		"headquarters": {
			"label": "Headquarters",
			"description": "Location of the newspaper's headquarters"
		},
		"circulation": {
			"label": "Circulation numbers",
			"type": "string",
			"description": "The newspaper circulation numbers"
		},
		"ISSN": {
			"label": "ISSN",
			"description": "The newspaper's ISSN",
			"aliases": [
				"issn"
			]
		},
		"eISSN": {
			"label": "eISSN",
			"description": "The newspaper's eISSN",
			"aliases": [
				"eissn"
			]
		},
		"oclc": {
			"label": "OCLC",
			"description": "The newspaper's OCLC"
		},
		"website": {
			"label": "Website",
			"type": "url",
			"description": "The newspaper's website",
			"example": "{{URL|https://nytimes.com}}"
		},
		"free": {
			"label": "Free archives",
			"type": "string",
			"description": "The newspaper's free online archives"
		},
		"circulation_ref": {
			"label": "Circulation reference",
			"description": "Reference indicating the source of the circulation or circulation date",
			"type": "content"
		},
		"school": {
			"label": "School name",
			"description": "If the newspaper is for a school, the school it belongs to",
			"example": "[[Harvard]]"
		},
		"logo_size": {
			"label": "Logo size",
			"description": "Sets the displayed logo size, in pixels",
			"type": "string",
			"default": "250x50px"
		},
		"logo_border": {
			"label": "Logo border",
			"description": "If 'yes', adds a slight border around the logo",
			"type": "boolean",
			"autovalue": "yes"
		},
		"logo_alt": {
			"label": "Logo alt",
			"description": "Alt text for the logo",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"image_size": {
			"label": "Image size",
			"description": "Sets the displayed image size, in pixels"
		},
		"image_border": {
			"label": "Image border",
			"description": "If 'yes', adds a slight border around the image",
			"type": "boolean",
			"autovalue": "yes"
		},
		"image_alt": {
			"label": "Image alt",
			"description": "Alt text for the image",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"motto": {
			"description": "Motto of the newspaper. Use only if it is closely associated with the newspaper and of historical significance; omit otherwise.",
			"type": "string",
			"label": "Motto"
		},
		"publishing_city": {
			"label": "Publishing city",
			"description": "City where published",
			"type": "wiki-page-name"
		},
		"publishing_country": {
			"label": "Publishing country",
			"description": "Country where published",
			"type": "wiki-page-name"
		},
		"circulation_date": {
			"label": "Circulation date",
			"description": "Shows with circulation numbers, \"as of (Date)\"",
			"type": "date"
		},
		"readership": {
			"label": "Readership"
		},
		"RNI": {},
		"custom_label": {
			"label": "Custom label",
			"description": "Specifies a custom position for someone; use with \"custom\"",
			"example": "Supervisor of Shenanigans",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"logo_upright": {
			"label": "Logo upright",
			"description": "The upright value for the logo",
			"type": "number"
		},
		"image_upright": {
			"label": "Image upright",
			"description": "The upright value for the image",
			"type": "number"
		},
		"logo_caption": {
			"label": "Logo caption",
			"description": "A caption for the logo",
			"example": "Logo used since 2012",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"module": {
			"label": "Module",
			"description": "For embedding uses",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"owners": {
			"label": "Owner(s)",
			"type": "string",
			"description": "Name of the company, person or family which owns the newspaper",
			"aliases": [
				"owner"
			]
		},
		"founder": {
			"label": "Founder(s)",
			"type": "string",
			"description": "Name of the company or person who founded or directs the newspaper, if \"owner\" is not appropriate (for instance, in the case of some nonprofits)",
			"aliases": [
				"founders"
			]
		},
		"publisher": {
			"label": "Publisher",
			"type": "string",
			"description": "Name of the publisher"
		},
		"president": {
			"label": "President",
			"type": "string",
			"description": "Name of the president"
		},
		"chief_editor": {
			"label": "Editor-in-Chief",
			"description": "Name of the editor-in-chief",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"editor": {
			"label": "Editor",
			"type": "string",
			"description": "Name of the editor"
		},
		"deputy_editor": {
			"label": "Deputy Editor",
			"description": "Name of the deputy editor",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"associate_editor": {
			"label": "Associate Editor",
			"description": "Name of the associate editor",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"managing_editor": {
			"label": "Managing Editor",
			"description": "Name of the managing editor",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"general_manager": {
			"label": "General Manager",
			"description": "Name of the general manager",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"news_editor": {
			"label": "News Editor",
			"description": "Name of the news editor",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"campus_editor": {
			"label": "Campus Editor",
			"description": "Name of the campus editor",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"campus_chief": {
			"label": "Campus Chief",
			"description": "Name of the campus chief",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"metro_editor": {
			"label": "Metro Editor",
			"description": "Name of the metro editor",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"metro_chief": {
			"label": "Metro Chief",
			"description": "Name of the metro chief",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"opinion_editor": {
			"label": "Opinion Editor",
			"description": "Name of the opinion editor",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"photo_editor": {
			"label": "Photo Editor",
			"description": "Name of the photo editor",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"staff_writers": {
			"label": "Staff",
			"description": "Names of staff writers",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"custom_data": {
			"label": "Custom data",
			"description": "The name of the person in the custom field; use with \"custom_label\"",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"ceased_publication": {
			"label": "Publication cease",
			"description": "Date that a former newspaper ceased publication",
			"type": "date"
		},
		"price": {
			"label": "Price",
			"description": "The price of the newspaper",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"founded": {
			"aliases": [
				"launched"
			],
			"label": "Found date",
			"description": "Date newspaper was founded",
			"type": "date"
		},
		"sister_newspapers": {
			"label": "Sister newspapers",
			"description": "Names of any sister newspapers",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"political_position": {
			"label": "Political alignment",
			"description": "Political leanings of the newspaper",
			"example": "Center-left",
			"type": "string"
		}
	},
	"paramOrder": [
		"name",
		"italic_title",
		"motto",
		"logo",
		"logo_border",
		"logo_alt",
		"logo_upright",
		"logo_size",
		"logo_caption",
		"image",
		"image_border",
		"image_alt",
		"image_upright",
		"image_size",
		"caption",
		"type",
		"format",
		"school",
		"owners",
		"founder",
		"publisher",
		"president",
		"chief_editor",
		"editor",
		"deputy_editor",
		"associate_editor",
		"managing_editor",
		"general_manager",
		"news_editor",
		"campus_editor",
		"campus_chief",
		"metro_editor",
		"metro_chief",
		"opinion_editor",
		"photo_editor",
		"staff_writers",
		"custom_label",
		"custom_data",
		"founded",
		"political_position",
		"language",
		"ceased_publication",
		"relaunched",
		"headquarters",
		"publishing_city",
		"publishing_country",
		"circulation",
		"circulation_date",
		"circulation_ref",
		"readership",
		"sister_newspapers",
		"ISSN",
		"eISSN",
		"oclc",
		"RNI",
		"website",
		"free",
		"module",
		"price"
	]
}
</templatedata>
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==Tracking category==
* {{Category link with count|Pages using infobox newspaper with unknown parameters}}

==See also==
* {{tl|Infobox journal}}
* {{tl|Infobox magazine}}
* {{tl|ISSN}}
* {{tl|ISSN link}}
* {{tl|OCLC}}
* {{tl|OCLC search link}}

{{Organization infoboxes}}

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[[Category:Newspaper templates| ]]
[[Category:Publishing infobox templates|Newspaper]]
[[Category:WikiProject Journalism templates]]
[[Category:Templates that add a tracking category]]

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