Template:Infobox newspaper: Difference between revisions

Chicago Tribune
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner	Tribune Publishing
Founders	James Kelly; John E. Wheeler; Joseph K. C. Forrest;
Editor-in-chief	Mitch Pugh
Managing editor	Stacy St. Clair
General manager	Par Ridder
Opinion editor	Chris Jones
Photo editor	Todd Panagopoulos
Founded	June 10, 1847; 179 years ago
Language	English
Headquarters	160 North Stetson Avenue; Chicago, Illinois 60601;
Country	United States
Circulation	48,600 Average print circulation; 148,771 Digital Subscribers (as of March 24, 2026)
ISSN	1085-6706 (print); 2165-171X (web)
OCLC number	7960243
Website	www.chicagotribune.com

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{{{motto}}}
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Type	{{{type}}}
Format	{{{format}}}
School	{{{school}}}
Owner	{{{owner}}}
Founder	{{{founder}}}
Publisher	{{{publisher}}}
President	{{{president}}}
Editor-in-chief	{{{chief_editor}}}
Editor	{{{editor}}}
Deputy editor	{{{deputy_editor}}}
Associate editor	{{{associate_editor}}}
Managing editor	{{{managing_editor}}}
General manager	{{{general_manager}}}
News editor	{{{news_editor}}}
Campus editor	{{{campus_editor}}}
Campus chief	{{{campus_chief}}}
Metro editor	{{{metro_editor}}}
Metro chief	{{{metro_chief}}}
Opinion editor	{{{opinion_editor}}}
Photo editor	{{{photo_editor}}}
Staff writers	{{{staff_writers}}}
{{{custom_label}}}	{{{custom_data}}}
Founded	{{{founded}}}
Ceased publication	{{{ceased_publication}}}
Relaunched	{{{relaunched}}}
Political alignment	{{{political_position}}}
Language	{{{language}}}
Headquarters	{{{headquarters}}}
City	{{{publishing_city}}}
Country	{{{publishing_country}}}
Circulation	{{{circulation}}} (as of {{{circulation_date}}}){{{circulation_ref}}}
Price	{{{price}}}
Readership	{{{readership}}}
Sister newspapers	{{{sister_newspapers}}}
ISSN	{{{ISSN}}} (print); {{{eISSN}}} (web)
OCLC number	{{{oclc}}}
RNI	{{{RNI}}}
Website	{{{website}}}
Free online archives	{{{free}}}
	{{{module}}}

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This infobox should italicize the article title automatically. If this is not required, add |italic_title=no to the list of parameters.

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Usage

{{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                 = 
}}

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 - alternative text of the logo; very important.
image – image (front page or other), use with image_size (default is 220px).
image_alt - 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, Tabloid, 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 |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 |custom_data=)
custom_data – person with a custom title (must use with |custom_label=)
founded – date newspaper was founded. Use {{Start date}} or {{start date and age}}
ceased_publication – date that a former newspaper ceased publication. Use {{End date}}
relaunched – date that a newspaper was relaunched
political_position – political leanings of the newspaper, e.g. Centre-right, cited to a 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 <ref> tag indicating the source of the value of |circulation= and/or |circulation_date=
price – the cost of the newspaper
readership – readership
sister_newspapers – names of any sister newspapers
ISSN – the newspaper's ISSN, e.g. 1085-6706 (automatically linked to https://www.worldcat.org via {{ISSN link}}). Search here or here to find an ISSN
eISSN – the newspaper's electronic ISSN, e.g. 2165-171X (automatically linked to https://www.worldcat.org via {{ISSN link}}).
oclc – the newspaper's 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 {{URL}}, i.e. {{URL|https://www.latimes.com/}}
free – the newspaper's online free archives
module – for embedding reasons

Examples

Chicago Tribune

{{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/}}
}}

Global Times

Type

Daily newspaper (Weekdays with a weekend edition)

Format

Tabloid

Owner

People's Daily Press

Publisher

Global Times Press

President

Fan Zhengwei

Editor

Wu Qimin

Founded

1993 (Chinese edition)
2009 (English edition)

Political alignment

Chinese Communist Party

Language

Chinese and English

Headquarters

No. 2 Jintai Xilu
Chaoyang District
Beijing, China, 100733

OCLC number

Chinese name

环球时报

環球時報

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Huánqiú Shíbào

{{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.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Infobox newspaper

TemplateData

This templates generates an infobox to summarize information about a newspaper.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers block formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	`name`	Name of the newspaper. If left blank, it will be inferred from the article title. Default {{{PAGENAMEBASE}}}	String	suggested
Italic title	`italic_title`	Overrides the infobox adding an italic title Default yes Example no Auto value `no`	Boolean	optional
Motto	`motto`	Motto of the newspaper. Use only if it is closely associated with the newspaper and of historical significance; omit otherwise.	String	optional
Logo	`logo`	The logo used by the newspaper	File	optional
Logo border	`logo_border`	If 'yes', adds a slight border around the logo Auto value `yes`	Boolean	optional
Logo alt	`logo_alt`	Alt text for the logo	String	optional
Logo upright	`logo_upright`	The upright value for the logo	Number	optional
Logo size	`logo_size`	Sets the displayed logo size, in pixels Default 250x50px	String	optional
Logo caption	`logo_caption`	A caption for the logo Example Logo used since 2012	String	optional
Image	`image`	An image, probably of the front page Example The-Washington-Post-10-June-2020.jpg	File	optional
Image border	`image_border`	If 'yes', adds a slight border around the image Auto value `yes`	Boolean	optional
Image alt	`image_alt`	Alt text for the image	String	optional
Image upright	`image_upright`	The upright value for the image	Number	optional
Image size	`image_size`	Sets the displayed image size, in pixels	Unknown	optional
Caption	`caption`	Caption to be displayed below the image	String	optional
Type	`type`	Frequency and type, e.g. Daily newspaper	Unknown	optional
Format	`format`	Page format, i.e. Broadsheet, Berliner, Tabloid, Compact Example [[Broadsheet]]	String	optional
School name	`school`	If the newspaper is for a school, the school it belongs to Example [[Harvard]]	Unknown	optional
Owner(s)	`owners` `owner`	Name of the company, person or family which owns the newspaper	String	optional
Founder(s)	`founder` `founders`	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)	String	optional
Publisher	`publisher`	Name of the publisher	String	optional
President	`president`	Name of the president	String	optional
Editor-in-Chief	`chief_editor`	Name of the editor-in-chief	String	optional
Editor	`editor`	Name of the editor	String	optional
Deputy Editor	`deputy_editor`	Name of the deputy editor	String	optional
Associate Editor	`associate_editor`	Name of the associate editor	String	optional
Managing Editor	`managing_editor`	Name of the managing editor	String	optional
General Manager	`general_manager`	Name of the general manager	String	optional
News Editor	`news_editor`	Name of the news editor	String	optional
Campus Editor	`campus_editor`	Name of the campus editor	String	optional
Campus Chief	`campus_chief`	Name of the campus chief	String	optional
Metro Editor	`metro_editor`	Name of the metro editor	String	optional
Metro Chief	`metro_chief`	Name of the metro chief	String	optional
Opinion Editor	`opinion_editor`	Name of the opinion editor	String	optional
Photo Editor	`photo_editor`	Name of the photo editor	String	optional
Staff	`staff_writers`	Names of staff writers	String	optional
Custom label	`custom_label`	Specifies a custom position for someone; use with "custom" Example Supervisor of Shenanigans	String	optional
Custom data	`custom_data`	The name of the person in the custom field; use with "custom_label"	String	optional
Found date	`founded` `launched`	Date newspaper was founded	Date	optional
Political alignment	`political_position`	Political leanings of the newspaper Example Center-left	String	optional
Language	`language`	Language used in the newspaper, usually omitted if English	String	optional
Publication cease	`ceased_publication`	Date that a former newspaper ceased publication	Date	optional
Relaunched	`relaunched`	Date that a newspaper was relauched	Date	optional
Headquarters	`headquarters`	Location of the newspaper's headquarters	Unknown	optional
Publishing city	`publishing_city`	City where published	Page name	optional
Publishing country	`publishing_country`	Country where published	Page name	optional
Circulation numbers	`circulation`	The newspaper circulation numbers	String	optional
Circulation date	`circulation_date`	Shows with circulation numbers, "as of (Date)"	Date	optional
Circulation reference	`circulation_ref`	Reference indicating the source of the circulation or circulation date	Content	optional
Readership	`readership`	no description	Unknown	optional
Sister newspapers	`sister_newspapers`	Names of any sister newspapers	String	optional
ISSN	`ISSN` `issn`	The newspaper's ISSN	Unknown	optional
eISSN	`eISSN` `eissn`	The newspaper's eISSN	Unknown	optional
OCLC	`oclc`	The newspaper's OCLC	Unknown	optional
RNI	`RNI`	no description	Unknown	optional
Website	`website`	The newspaper's website Example {{URL\|https://nytimes.com}}	URL	optional
Free archives	`free`	The newspaper's free online archives	String	optional
Module	`module`	For embedding uses	String	optional
Price	`price`	The price of the newspaper	String	optional

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Usage

Parameters

Examples

Chicago Tribune

Global Times

TemplateData

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