World Press Records

(Baonghean.vn) - On the occasion of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day June 21, let's learn about the records and strange things of the press around the world.

1. The oldest newspaper

The longest-running newspaper is the Swedish Post och Inrikes Tidningar, published by the Royal Institute of Literature from 1645 to the present. The oldest specialized newspaper is the Haarlems Dagblad/Oprechte Haarlemsche, published in Haarlem (Netherlands), which is still thriving today and specializes in the commercial sector - its first publication was the Weeklycke Courante Van Europa, published on January 8, 1656.

2. Largest and smallest newspaper size

The record for the smallest newspaper size belongs to Brazil's Vossa Senhoria.

From August 16 to September 16, 2001, Technology and Economic Review magazine set up in front of the Hockey Stadium in Helsinki (Finland) its publication (content about high technology and changed twice a week) with the largest size in the history of world journalism: 15 x 10 m.

The opposite record belongs to Brazil's Vossa Senhoria - this weekly newspaper has 16 pages and a cover, also has enough news, articles about culture, politics and poetry, although its size is only 3.5 x 2.5 cm.

3. The heaviest newspaper, with the most pages

The title of “heaviest newspaper” certainly belongs to the Sunday New York Times (USA) in August 1987 because its weight reached 6.35 kg. But the newspaper with the most pages is Hongkong Toys magazine (published by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council) with 1,356 pages in its January 1992 issue.

4. The longest newspaper

The French newspaper "Tuyet Bao Nhat Bao" has published a special issue measuring 2,500m long, circulated in folded form, becoming the longest newspaper in the world.

5. The largest newspaper

The Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun (founded in 1874) is one of the largest newspapers today, with 468 permanent offices around the world, nearly 3,500 employees, and tens of millions of copies published each morning and afternoon (for example, on April 1, 1987, 14,247,132 copies were printed, including 9,278,686 copies in the morning and 4,968,446 copies in the afternoon).

The American monthly Reader's Digest (founded in 1922) is equally famous with 48 publications in 19 languages ​​published in many countries around the world, with a total of 29 million copies (17 million in the US alone) per issue.

6. Newspaper with the largest circulation

If a circulation of 1 million copies per year is considered a success for a major newspaper, Le Petit Journal in Paris (France) was the first newspaper to achieve this standard in 1886.

Le Petit Journal in Paris (France) was the first newspaper to reach a circulation of 1 million copies per year in 1886.

Less than nine decades later, that record was raised 1,000 times by the world's largest circulation American weekly TV. Guide: 1 billion copies in 1974. The current highest circulation monthly is Reader's Digest (USA): 29 million copies per issue.

Among the newspapers with large circulations, we must also mention the daily newspaper Trud of the former Central Council of Trade Unions of the Soviet Union, printed in 53 cities with a circulation of 15.4 million copies per issue. In September 1990, in Russia, the daily newspaper Komsmolskaya Pravda reached an astonishing figure: 21,765,000 copies. However, the absolute record belongs to the weekly Argumenty i Fakty, also from Russia and also in September 1990, reaching 33,431,000 copies.

7. Highest seniority in journalism

The person with the longest seniority in journalism was Mr. Etienn Dupuch (1899 - 1991) in Nassau (Bahamas): he officially held the position of Editor-in-Chief of The Tribune from April 1, 1919 to 1972 and then continued to be the editor of this newspaper until his death on August 23, 1991 (thus, he spent more than 72 years in journalism). The most enthusiastic and loyal contributor to a newspaper was Eric Hardy in Liverpool (UK): For 65 years, he wrote only for the "Country" column of the Daily Post.

8. The person who writes the most articles

The record for most newspaper articles belongs to columnist Ann Landers (real name Eppie Lederer, born July 14, 1918), whose articles appeared in at least 1,200 newspapers worldwide with a total readership of approximately 160 million people and whose articles were simultaneously published in 1,000 different newspapers. The artist with the most newspaper articles is Ranan R. Lurie, whose illustrations were simultaneously published in 400 daily newspapers in 51 countries with a total circulation of 62 million copies per issue.

9. Highest article royalties

The author with the highest article royalties is Mr. Ernest Hemingway (USA), who won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for journalism and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. For a short article of about 2,000 words about a buffalo fight published in the photo newspaper Sport, he received a royalties of 30,000 USD (thus, the average royalties per word were up to 15 USD).

The author with the highest article royalties is Ernest Hemingway (USA).

10. The shortest news in the newspaper

In 1986, in Lyon (France), there was a competition for sports reporting in the press. Reporter Vilion won the gold prize because his news report contained only the words: “Oh, oh, no, no”.

11. Shortest editorial

In its April 1968 issue, the American Star newspaper published the world's shortest editorial, consisting of just one word: "Great!"

12. Newspaper with the highest advertising price

This record belongs to the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun: In April 1989, if customers wanted to advertise a full page, they had to pay up to 41.55 million yen for the morning issue and 32.27 million yen for the afternoon issue (converted to USD or VND).

13. Longest running newspaper advertisement

No individual or organization has surpassed the advertising record of The Jos Neel Co tailor shop in Macon, Georgia, USA (founded in 1880): continuously posting daily advertisements on 2 pages of the Macon Telegraph, a total of 35,760 times posted over 98 years (from February 22, 1889 to March 1987).

14. The country that publishes the most newspapers

“Balaknama”, or “Children's Voice”, is a quarterly publication (published every 3 months) by children living in the slums of New Delhi, India.

For a long time, the United States was the country that published the most newspapers, peaking at more than 70 million copies per day and having 2,202 official newspapers in 1910. However, that record has now passed to India, which has 4,235 official newspapers with a total circulation of more than 100 million copies per day.

15. The country with the most newspaper readers

The country with the most newspaper readers is Sweden: In recent times, the average 1,000 Swedes buy and read 680 newspapers per year. Newspaper buyers in Finland, Norway, Spain, Japan and some other countries also reach approximately the above ratio, but the newspaper reading rate in these countries is much lower because people buy newspapers for many purposes, not just to... read!

16. The country without newspapers

Newspapers are an indispensable daily spiritual food for people. But for Nauru (a special member of the Commonwealth of Independent States), a country with only 10,690 people, there is absolutely no newspaper of any kind, including radio and television.

A man reading a newspaper in Argentina

17. The only newspapers with only one person

In 1860, the famous American scientist Edison (1847-1931), then only 14 years old, founded the Heron Weekly to do business. This weekly had only one person: editor-in-chief, publisher, editor, reporter, publisher, printer, and newsboy. Initially, the newspaper sold only 10 copies; at its peak, it sold 300 copies.

18. The newspaper is read by only one person.

A new bridge was built over the Thames. Queen Victoria was invited to cut the ribbon and be the first person to cross the bridge. The next day, Time magazine reported the event, but there was a typo. Instead of “Pass” it was “piss” (the Queen peed on the bridge). The terrible mistake was discovered when the newspaper was printed. After correction, the editorial board respectfully presented only one page for the Queen to “see”.

19. Hourly newspaper

On flights between Washington, DC and New York City (USA), passengers can read a 24-page “Latest News” newspaper published by an American publisher. This newspaper receives news from UPI and AP news agencies, and prints an issue every hour, providing passengers with timely news, economic news and weather forecasts.

20. Newspaper for beggars

In France, at the end of the 19th century, a newspaper was published for beggars, which contained articles about festivals, the addresses of charitable houses, and the hours of the beggars' presence. The newspaper also introduced the best methods of asking for alms.

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