Newspaper:
Newspaper is the printed publication which contains the news and other information about the incidents that is occurring in the world. Newspapers are published daily and weekly. It contains the advertisements and other general information. It has been an important aspect of our daily life and to live in the changeable environment. The newspapers found in Nepal are: The Himalayan Times, The Kathmandu Post, Gorkhapatra, The Rising Nepal, Nagarik, Republica, Annapurna Post and so on.
Magazine:
Magazines are the periodical publications which contain articles, recipes, fictions and images. Magazines are either published weekly or monthly. It contains a variety of content. The audience for articles in magazines is usually the general public. It provides the general as well as complicated knowledge on the different topics. The examples of magazines found in Nepal: Saptahik, Travelers’ Nepal, WAVE, Living, Spot Light and so on.
Differences:
| Basis | Newspaper | Magazine |
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| Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com) | A printed publication (usually issued daily or weekly) consisting of folded unstapled sheets and containing news, articles, advertisements, and correspondence: | A periodical publication containing articles and illustrations, often on a particular subject or aimed at a particular readership |
| Synonyms | Publication, press, weekly, calendar, book, news | Periodical, arsenal, cache, brochure, warehouse, review |
| Antonyms | Crinkle, crumple | Dispel, unclip, disburse, mansion, lengthen |
| History | Newspapers began circulating in the 17th century. | The earliest example of magazines was Erbauliche Monaths Unterredungen, a literary and philosophy magazine, which was launched in 1663 in Germany. |
| Word origin | The word newspaper was originated in between 1660-70. | The word magazine was originated in Late 16th century: from French magasin, from Italian magazzino, from Arabic maḵzin, maḵzan ‘storehouse’, from ḵazana ‘store up’. |
| Size | Newspapers are big in size. | Magazines are smaller than newspapers. |
| Pages | It contains lesser pages. | As magazine is a book, it contains many pages. |
| Published | It is published daily or weekly. | It is published weekly or monthly. |
| Attracts | It can attract the people of different ages and interests. | It mostly attracts the teenagers. |
| Includes | It contains the truths and facts. | It is on the specialized topics such as sports, fashion, entertainment or art. |
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| Cost | It is cheap in price. | It is expensive. |
| Quality | It uses inferior quality of paper and poor quality ink in order to make a price low. | It uses a glossy paper and also contains color photos of high resolution due to which makes it expensive. |
| Readers | Readership of newspaper is higher. | Readership of magazine is less than newspapers. |
| Emphasis | It put emphasis on the general news. | It put emphasis on entertainment. |
| Available | Newspapers can be found on a newsstand nearby or on a store just around a block. | It is found in book stores and magazine stores. |
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