While demand has been trending down in North America in recent years, the rapid economic expansion of such Asian countries as China and India greatly benefited the print newspaper, and thus their newsprint suppliers. According to the World Association of Newspapers, in 2007 Asia was the home to 74 of the world's 100 highest-circulation dailies. With millions of Chinese and Indians entering the ranks of those with disposable income, newspapers have gained readers along with other news media. The protagonist is a girl who poses as a boy (I think - see later) so that she can sell newspapers - somehow an occupation only open to boys in this rather contrived steam-/dieselpunk setting where women can work in factories to aid the war effort, but not as... newspaper boys? Among the biggest factors depressing demand for newsprint in North America have been the decline in newspaper readership among many sectors of the population—particularly young adults—along with increasing competition for advertising business from the Internet and other media. According to the Newspaper Association of America, a United States newspaper trade group, average U.S. daily circulation in 2006 on a typical weekday was 52.3 million (53.2 million on Sundays), compared with 62.5 million in 1986 (58.9 million on Sundays) and 57.0 million in 1996 (60.8 million on Sundays). According to NAA, daily ad revenues (not adjusted for inflation) reached their all-time peak in 2000, and by 2007 had fallen by 13%. Newsprint demand has also been affected by attempts on the part of newspaper publishers to reduce marginal printing costs through various conservation measures intended to cut newsprint usage. The art style was breathtaking. The story was non stop. And boy, oh boy, I can’t wait to read the sequel. The web of paper is placed on the printer, in the form of a roll of paper, from a paper mill (surplus newsprint can also be cut into individual sheets by a processor for use in a variety of other applications such as wrapping or commercial printing). World demand of newsprint in 2006 totaled about 37.2 million metric tonnes, according to the Montreal-based Pulp & Paper Products Council (PPPC). This was about 1.6% less than in 2000. Between 2000 and 2006, the biggest changes were in Asia—which saw newsprint demand grow by about 20%—and North America, where demand fell by about 25%. Demand in China virtually doubled during the period, to about 3.2 million metric tonnes.

Newsprint is a low-cost, non-archival paper consisting mainly of wood pulp and most commonly used to print newspapers and other publications and advertising material. Invented in 1844 by Charles Fenerty of Nova Scotia, Canada, it usually has an off white cast and distinctive feel. It is designed for use in printing presses that employ a long web of paper ( web offset, letterpress and flexographic), rather than individual sheets of paper. NewsPrints" by Ru Xu is directed towards children who read at an intermediate grade level, 3rd-6th grade. I identified this novel as a science Fiction graphic novel because though the setting reflects a time somewhere around the early 1900s the world is geographically dissimilar with different countries and cities, and engaged in a fictional war. Though the world that the characters live in is somewhat realistic, the book implements unrealistic technology such as fictional aircraft and artificial humans, a.k.a robots. Newspapers in many other parts of the world, including The Times, The Guardian, [5] and The Independent in the United Kingdom, are also downsizing their broadsheets. Ru Xu's artwork is phenomenal, conveying tremendous energy and character. I loved the look of the buildings, vehicles and clothes, as I got a mixture of early 1900s, Victorian and 1940s from the designs.Everything from the cutsie newsboys and the precious soldier girls to Blue’s friends and all the little birds everywhere *squee* !!! Oh it was so lovely. The biggest inputs to the newsprint manufacturing process are energy, fiber, and labor. Mill operating margins have been significantly affected in the 2006–2008 time-frame by rising energy costs. Many mills' fiber costs have also been affected during the U.S. housing market slowdown of 2007–8 by the shutdown of many sawmills, particularly in Canada, since the virgin fiber used by mills generally comes from nearby sawmills in the form of wood chips produced as a residual product of the saw milling process. About 35% of global newsprint usage in 2006 was in Asia, with approximately 26% being in North America and about 25% in Western Europe. Latin America and Eastern Europe each represented about 5% of world demand in 2006, according to PPPC, with smaller shares going to Oceania and Africa. I love stories about girls or women disguising themselves as boys or men so they can circumvent societal restrictions. Here, Blue works as a newsboy, and a very good one. Most people she interacts with don't know she's a girl. Text-to-Text: This novel reminded me of a Japanese manga series I had read years ago called "Full-Metal Alchemist". Like "NewsPrints" the setting takes place in a world most likely in the 1900s but implements some technology clearly ahead of its time (artificial humans, intricate prosthetic limbs, unfamiliar geography). The way in which "NewsPrints" was drawn (the character design of the artificial human named Crow in particular) also reminds me of Japanese manga. It is very interesting to see American graphic novels implementing common aspects of Japanese manga within their texts.

Newsprint is favored by publishers and printers as it is relatively low cost (compared with paper grades used for glossy magazines and sales brochures), strong (to run through modern high-speed web printing presses) and can accept four-color printing at qualities that meet the needs of typical newspapers. Find sources: "Newsprint"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( November 2008) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) The Big Sleep at Headingley Stadium for St Gemma's Hospice, Leeds Rhinos Foundation and St George's Crypt thurs 23 -11-2023 picture Steve RidingMental nurse student Emily Smith beds down for the night YPN-231124-091405005 YPN-231124-091405005_nlyp-sleep -sr 21 yor Big Sleep Headingley It was somewhat unclear to me whether the protagonist identified as a boy or a girl, there were lines in favor of both - I found this confusing. But regardless of author intent here, there were some rather unfortunate sentences about not being a "real boy". I felt like the author aimed to have an inclusive message, because the one robot character also got similar lines, and the robot and the human kid could build camaraderie over not being accepted as boys. But overall the portrayal was rather inconsistent.This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

Our main character, Blue, is a lovable and adorable Newsgirl. She is so cute and wholesome oh my goodness I fell in love with her design and personality immediately. Over the course of the book, Blue befriends a mysterious boy named Crow. The two are instantly friends and my little heart was 100% here for it. This story was so unbelievably wholesome and so truly heartfelt that I’m considering buying it. Text-to-Self: One of the big themes of the novel is flight. In the setting that the novel takes place, human flight is thought to be impossible. One of the main characters who befriends the protagonist invents a way to achieve flight. This reminded me of my own pursuits as a child of becoming a pilot. I was very passionate about the idea of flying and I felt that passion shared by the character in the novel who refused to give up even though people thought flight was impossible. Faced with dwindling revenue from competition with broadcast, cable, and internet outlets, U.S. newspapers in the 21st century—particularly broadsheets—have begun to reduce the width of their newsprint rolls, and hence of the newspapers, to a standard size across the business. The art style was fabulous. Like oh my goodness. 100/100 so nice to look at. It fit the story so well and the vibes were off the charts. The lighting and colors were so gorgeous and the line work *chef’s kiss*