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Format Most modern newspapers are in one of three sizes: Broadsheets: 600?mm by 380?mm (23? by 15 inches), generally associated with more intellectual newspapers, although a trend towards compact newspapers is changing this. Tabloids: half the size of broadsheets (15 by 11? inches), and often perceived as sensationalist in contrast to broadsheets. Examples include The Sun, The National Enquirer, The Star Magazine, New York Post, the Chicago Sun-Times, The Globe. Berliner, or midi, is a newspaper format with pages normally measuring about 470?×?315?mm (18.5?×?12.4?in). The Berliner format is slightly taller and marginally wider than the tabloid/compact format; and is both narrower and shorter than the broadsheet format. The Berliner format is used by many European newspapers Categories Daily A daily newspaper is issued every day, sometimes with the exception of Sundays and some national holidays. Weekly Weekly newspapers are common and tend to be smaller than daily papers. In some cases, there also are newspapers that are published twice or three times a week. In the United States, such newspapers are generally still classified as weeklies. National Most nations have at least one newspaper that circulates throughout the whole country: a national newspaper, as contrasted with a local newspaper serving a city or region. In the United Kingdom, there are numerous national newspapers, including The Independent, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Observer, The Daily Mail, The Sun, The Daily Express and The Daily Mirror. In the United States and Canada, there are few national newspapers. Almost every market has one or two newspapers that dominate the area. Certain newspapers, notably The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today in the US, and The Globe and Mail and The National Post in Canada are available throughout the country. International There is also a small group of newspapers which may be characterized as international newspaper