The document outlines the organizational structure of a newspaper, including key departments such as administrative, editorial, printing, circulation, advertising, stores, and IT. Each department plays a critical role in content creation, production, distribution, and revenue generation to sustain the newspaper. Despite their short lifespan, newspapers are produced meticulously by coordinating efforts across these various departments.

1. Structure of Newspaper Organisation
“A good
newspaper, I
suppose, is a
nation
talking to
itself”
says Arthur
Miller

2. Newspapers started as information sheets for businessmen.
• Western countries started
publishing newspapers by early
19th century.
• Typically daily or weekly.
• They include political, business,
finance, crime, weather, natural
disasters, health, science, sports,
entertainment, food, fashion and
arts.
Newspaper Origin
- Since 1802

3. Newspaper Organisation Departments
The newspaper is produced by various departments of the newspaper
organisation.
Administrative
Editorial
Printing
CirculationAdvertising
Stores
IT

4. Administrative Department
• The ownership of newspaper may belong to a partnership or trust
• The owner may be the publisher
In charge of
Planning Organising
Staffing Legal
General
Manager heads
this department.

5. Editorial Department
• This department is responsible
for content creation.
Gathers
news
Selects
content to
be
published
Editing
content
Laying out
• 3 main sections under this department
News
Section
Editorial
Section
Feature
Section

6. Assistant Editors Sub Editors Copy Testers Feature Writers
CorrespondentsProof ReaderArtistPhotographers
Editor

7. Printing Department
• Design Editor supervises this
department.
• The finalised news is printed in this
department.
• Transforming stories into type.
• Maintaining the printing machines.

8. Circulation Department
• Circulation Manager heads the department
This department carries out 2 main works
Distribution
Sales
• The sales promotion office keeps records
to notify subscribers about renewing.
• This department also takes care of the
“public relations” and initiating promotion policies.

9. Advertising Department
• The revenue from advertisements help in sustaining the newspaper.
Legal
Local
Classified
National
Various sections under this department

10. Stores Department
All raw materials
and the newsprints
are stored in this
department.

11. IT Department
• Protecting, maintaining and improving technical equipment
• Chief-engineer heads this department
• All major newspapers have online editions

12. Though newspapers
have a short life - not
more than a day - they
are produced with great
care by the various
departments of the
newspaper organization.